Yesterday, Colin Powell resigned. Amen. If only he’d done this about a year and a half ago instead of hacking and prevaricating his way through that ridiculous presentation to the UN. If ever we Americans had a clearer example of why blind faith in leadership is dangerous in the modern world, Powell gave it to us with his four years of back-seating his own principles in service to the worst president this country has ever seen. Powell – and Powell alone, by virtue of his immense popularity and successful war record – was uniquely in a position to oppose this president’s shameful rush to war. That he chose not to will leave him a much diminished figure in American history. In my mind, he is the modern Benedict Arnold – selling out his cherished beliefs in service to a base and earthly master.
So, go, you sackless SOB. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
P.S. How’s your son like his job?
