Raj Feridun wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:52:05 +0900, Michael Cash
> <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:
>
> >>The absolute quote of the day:
>
> >>"I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and
> >>well-placed... managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard
> >>units... Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class
> >>discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all
> >>Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their
> >>country."
>
> >>- Colin Powell's autobiography,
> >>My American Journey, p. 148
>
> >I would be very pleased if he ran in 2008.
>
> I'd be pleased (and vote for him) if he ran in 2004. Why he's lowering
> himself to work for Bush is beyond me.

It is too bad Powell did not run for president before Gov. George Bush
ever appeared, back when a poll showed he would have been the leading
Republican candidate, and that his ethnicity did not pose a barrier. His
showing as Secretary of State could now hurt his chances.