tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394941297315309468.post3909665341797040719..comments2023-11-03T08:24:29.563-05:00Comments on J.R.'s rants: "W" and Colin PowellJ.R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11991427926901380954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394941297315309468.post-5945271450072895272008-10-20T12:23:00.000-05:002008-10-20T12:23:00.000-05:00I think the Powell endorsement might have a small ...I think the Powell endorsement might have a small effect on the election, especially for the current "undecided" voters. I can only base my opinion on what I read about this, and the very little empirical evidence I have from my friends. I have one supposedly undecided friend at work (he's voted Republican repeatedly), and he said he was impressed by the Powell endorsement and he is "thinking about it."Cousin Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070920557152428043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394941297315309468.post-16601383250747403742008-10-19T20:38:00.000-05:002008-10-19T20:38:00.000-05:00Good for Colin Powell, he made what must have been...Good for Colin Powell, he made what must have been a difficult decision to go public with his endorsement. It created a lot of good press for Senator Obama. But in the long run I doubt it means much. Endorsements just don't have much effect. Do you really care who your local newspaper endorses for any race? Me either.<BR/><BR/>On "W" I will probably take a pass. Rather you like W or not, he is the President, and a movie mocking him should have waited until after his term was over. If you don't have respect for the man, you can at least have respect for the office. <BR/><BR/>Related to that subject, (something that started with President Clinton,) this reference by many in the media to the POTUS as Mr. Clinton or Mr. Bush; that is just not right. This is the President, the appropriate honorific is President Clinton or President Bush.J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11991427926901380954noreply@blogger.com