Powell Endorses Obama ( And Boy, Is McCain Pissed)

For the last three presidential elections, retired general and former Secretary of State (for the current administration) Colin Powell had endorsed republican candidates. after all, he's a Republican himself- though I'd have to say that a lot of his beliefs don't exactly fit the Republican mold. At any rate, today, he caused many a heart attack to his fellow GOP members when he made this announcement on NBC's Meet the Press:

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The Republicans can't be too happy about this. after all, this is the man who served and even led the Gulf War in the 1990s, under the elder President Bush. This is the man who the current president,the younger President Bush, chose as Secretary of State. I mean, come on, Colin, you're breaking our Republican hearts- and no one wants to see a big ass elephant cry (you see the tears on those pachyderms? Enough of those, you'd see a flood rivaling that of Noah's day...).

Barack Obama is humbled and pleased that Mr. Powell does have sense in his head. John McCain, however, must be crying in his whiskey in one of those seven(...or is it seventeen?)homes he owns. McCain says that while he respects Powell's decision, he wasn't too happy about this. In fact, McCain calls Powell's endorsement of Obama a "slap in the face."

Ouch. Poor Johnny. Did Colin make you cwy?

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