An Intelligent View of this Election

In the midst of the media's often frivolous coverage of the election, it's refreshing to hear Colin Powell present his reasons for endorsing Obama in a clear, concise manner.



I especially love the way he spoke out against the persecution of Muslims in America:

I'm also troubled by, not what Sen. McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said, such things as, "Well, you that know Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is: What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some 7-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, "He's a Muslim and he might be associated with terrorists." This is not the way we should be doing it in America.

And, of course, I was happy to hear him plainly say that Palin is not qualified to be President:

She's a very distinguished woman, and she's to be admired. But at the same time, now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president. And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Sen. McCain made.

Unfortunately, I fear that many voters value emotion over objective reasoning and put their own personal beliefs before the rights of all Americans.