My take on Colin Powell vs. Rush Limbaugh

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/06/limbaugh-to-powell-become-a-democrat/
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/republican_party_deep_trouble.html

Powell used to probably be the American that I respected most. But now I just view him as a Specter-style turncoat, and I have lost much respect for him. As I've said before in this space, I have absolutely no respect for turncoats. If you choose (against my better discretion) to become affiliated with one of these two B.S. parties, as Powell chose to do with the repubs, then you either stay true to that choice or you become an Independent. Otherwise, I have no respect for you. And Powell, while never officially declaring it, is now basically a democrat, after endorsing His far left Majesty for president and based on all the things he's said recently -- which, BTW, are basically liberal talking points and falsehoods: We WANT to pay taxes and more taxes Colin? I think not. But we are willing to pay reasonable taxes as our civic duty. We are LOOKING for more government in our lives Colin? Who precisely is looking for that? The 10% radical left extreme that you now hang around with?

NOW, all that being said, Colin has plenty of excellent and accurate points in his words today. He talked about how the repubs have become a little niche party dominated by the far right and by social conservatism. That's absolutely correct. He criticized Rush Limbaugh as an awful, hateful, so-called "face" of the repubs. That's absolutely correct. But where were these sentiments 5 fives years ago, General, before you completely diminished yourself in my eyes as a garden variety turncoat?

And finally, guess what Rush had to say in response? Big shocker here -- the same old tired message that he's been spouting for 2 weeks now to anyone who is not a far right conservative freak like his non-Missouri ass: "[Paraphrasing] Why don't you just go join the democrats because we have no place in the republican party for anyone who does not think exactly like us on every single issue." As I've grown fond of ending recents posts with -- Go **** yourself Rush. You represent a very similar 10% radical extreme to that which Colin Powell's new friends inhabit. You are just as pathetic as those people, you non-Missourian you.