Why do Conservatives care about Colin Powell? He only cares about Conservatives when he is selling books.


<<<< Powell is one of dozens of reasons why I am not a Republicans.  

The Nation carries a comprehensive review of conservative foreign policy politics under a Romney Administration.  The summary of the conservative view (per this editorial) under Romney is accurate although the article is written as a criticism of the conservative position.  If the reader was to ignore the implicit liberal bias of the article,  the name calling (i.e. "neocon" ) and the comparison to the Bush Administration, she would have a good overview of a healthy conservative approach to foreign policy.  

The following paragraph, taken from The Nation,  was written to demonstrate the foolishness of the "necon" position on such matters.  As I read it, the criticism of Romney implicit in this paragraph is exactly what I expect from my conservative leadership.  See what you think:  


(Leftist Bias Stated)


If we take the candidate at his word, a Romney presidency would move toward war against Iran; closely align Washington with the Israeli right; leave troops in Afghanistan at least until 2014 and refuse to negotiate with the Taliban; reset the Obama administration’s “reset” with Russia; and pursue a Reagan-like military buildup at home. The Washington Monthly dubbed Romney’s foreign policy vision the “more enemies, fewer friends” doctrine, which is chillingly reminiscent of the world Obama inherited from Bush.


(Leftist Bias Corrected)


Like I said,  if you ignore the stated bias of the article,  you have the truth of matter, to a large extent, expressed in this article.    When one ignores the Leftist bias,  we have a parallel statement that might read as follows:  

If we take the candidate at his word,  a Romney presidency would not allow Iran to talk itself into being a nuclear power;  would align Washington with the State of Israel;  would remain in Afghanistan until stated and specific goals were attained; would not negotiate with terrorist groups actively involved in the killing of our soldiers such as the Taliban, nor would it free Taliban murderers back onto the Afghan battlefield.  Neither would a Romney presidency ignore the existential threat of Russia to its European neighbors and the free world.  A  Romney presidency would work to maintain an updated military arsenal, expand troop force as it fully prepared for a two or three front war and stop pretending that we are allied with the likes of China,  Iran, Venezuela, Russia.   

Powell's Leftist Bias Exposed
What is most disappointing as this discussion,  is the fact that Colin Powell would agree with the negativity of The Nation's article, referenced above.  Of late,  much has been made of Powell's refusal to recommend Obama for a time.  Understand that Colin Powell is,  at best,  a RINO  (Republican In Name Only),  a  man who functions as if he were a Democrat plant,  within the GOP.  



In an article found in the Huffington Post,  we have this headline:     Colin Powell Trashes Mitt Romney's Team OfForeign Policy Advisers.      In this article, a review of Powell’s appearance on “Morning Joe” (MSNBC) , we have this quote of the four star general: 

POWELL:  "Look at the world. There is no pure competitor of the United States of America," he said. "All the problems we talk about in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran ... they count about 700 million people in a world of seven billion. What are the rest of them doing? They're increasing their economies, they're building wealth, they're educating their kids, they're building their infrastructure. That's what we need to be doing."  

Powell ignorantly leaves off the fact that China is busy doubling the size of its military complex and Russia is struggling to do the same  . . . . . . . . hardly indicators of a desire for peaceful coexistence. 

Why I am not a Republican

In the end, the GOP acceptance of the likes of Colin Powell, Midget Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Dick Lugar, and the muscle bound Arnold Schwarzenegger, all  work to move the GOP away from established Constitutional principles and a mainstream, commonsense,  conservative world view.  

I mean,  look at Powell.  He is pro-abortion,  pro-gay marriage and in agreement with the social justice agenda of Obama.  If he disagrees with anything Obama is doing,  it is Obama's antics as relates to the financial mess we are in.  At best,  Colin Powell is a "blue dog" Democrat and in that fact, we discover birth place of the TEA party.  Powell is a pleasant talking socialist and nothing more and . . . . . . . . . . .  he is on a book tour.  Anyone willing to bet that he will support Obama?  



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