Colin Powell says GOP should return to the center... HAH!

Colin Powell opened his big yap today and said the GOP should return to the center. The only problem with the GOP is that it's moved so far towards the center that it's no longer the GOP and is now Democrat Lite (read that Soft Statist - for you Tyranny & Liberty readers out there!).


http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/print_friendly.php?ID=cda_20090505_8843
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
by Chris Strohm

The Republican Party is in big trouble and needs to find a way to move back to the middle of the country, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday.

Powell said the GOP is "getting smaller and smaller" and "that's not good for the nation." He also said he hopes that emerging GOP leaders, such as House Minority Whip Cantor, will not keep repeating mantras of the far right.

"The Republican Party is in deep trouble," Powell told corporate security executives at a conference in Washington sponsored by Fortify Software Inc. The party must realize that the country has changed, he said. "Americans do want to pay taxes for services," he said. "Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less."

Powell, secretary of State during the first term of former President George W. Bush, made waves last year when he came out for the Democratic presidential candidate, then-Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. Powell described the 2008 GOP candidate, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, as "a beloved friend" but said he told him last summer that the party had developed a reputation for being mean-spirited and driven more by social conservatism than the economic problems that Americans faced.

Powell also criticized other GOP leaders, for bowing too much to the right.

He blasted radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, saying he does not believe that Limbaugh or conservative icon Ann Coulter serve the party well. He said the party lacks a "positive" spokesperson. "I think what Rush does as an entertainer diminishes the party and intrudes or inserts into our public life a kind of nastiness that we would be better to do without," Powell said.

He also said that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate last year, is "a very accomplished person" but became "a very polarizing figure." He said the polarization was created by Palin's advisers.

Powell said he does not want Republicans to turn into Democrats but rather to build a vibrant party.

On other fronts, Powell said he was concerned that the Pentagon is reportedly going to create a new command to manage military cybersecurity affairs. "I smell a bureaucratic fight taking place inside the administration," he said. "I'm always nervous when people want to create new commands because new commands create new stovepipes."

According to Obama administration officials and media reports, U.S. government information networks are being attacked by criminals and attackers working for foreign governments, namely China and Russia. Powell said creating a command might be the correct solution, but he added: "My own view is take it slow, make sure you get it right."

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"Powell said he does not want Republicans to turn into Democrats but rather to build a vibrant party."

So THAT'S why he endorsed Obama. RIIIIIIIIIGHT!


"The Republican Party is in deep trouble," Powell told corporate security executives at a conference in Washington sponsored by Fortify Software Inc. The party must realize that the country has changed, he said. "Americans do want to pay taxes for services," he said. "Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less."

Yeah, so that's why THOUSANDS turned out at volunteer-run Tea Parties on April 15th. They were really FOR the taxes. Colin - YOU BIG DOPE! - the tea parties were ANTI-TAX tea parties. The WHOLE POINT was fewer taxes, not more. Not only that, but they were anti-government intrusion into their lives. They want LESS, not more government in their lives. You have it backwards you big dumb Liberal in disguise! Stop telling the people what they want. They've already SPOKEN! You just are dumb enough that you can foll them into thinking otherwise. You, like the rest of your liberal buddies, think you are important enough that people will listen to you because you know what's best for them. If I'm not mistaken, that's the reason every citizen 18 and over still has a VOTE. So that THEY can determine what's best for them.

In my opinion, the best thing the GOP could do (if they want to remain relevant) is to take HARD RIGHT, and return to conservatism with the Constitution at the very center of their values. If they return to the Constitution, the people will rally around them. Mostly because the people are ALREADY rallied around the Constitution, they're just waiting for the GOP to come to its senses, or else they will find another party to replace it. Several thousand teaparties across the country on April 15th were living proof of THAT!