Powell Endorses Obama

I just watched Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama on Meet the Press. All I can say is, wow. Without reading from notes or a prompter, he delivered a pitch-perfect, even-handed but full-throated, emotionally moving seven-minute soliloquy about he supports Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States. He even deals with the Muslim Arab-bashing issue head-on in such a powerful way, I don't know how someone could watch this and not be simultaneously ashamed of some of the recent rhetoric and incredibly proud of this great nation. The fact that he is the first major public figure to do so publicly is hugely important, and will be the subject of many news stories over the next few days. Our country will be better off for it.