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 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.
Americans want to pay taxes? Americans want more government? What?
Anyway, in the 2008 Presidential election, the GOP nominated a man in John McCain who is arguably one of the most moderate Republican Senators in American history. So one would think Mr. Powell would show his support by endorsing and voting for McCain.
This, however, did not happen. Powell endorsed and voted for Obama. And continues to support Obama even as he governs to the far left.
I have tremendous respect for Colin Powell's accomplishments, but I can't really take his political opinions very seriously.
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