I suppose this matters to some people, but in reality it doesn't mean squat

I don't know why Colin Powell has any credibility left among anyone. Here is a man who was regarded as honest, a general of integrity, who sold it all to lie to the United Nations and the world for George W. Bush. When Doris Kearns Goodwin's book on the Bush years is written, the downfall of both Colin Powell and (I hope) John McCain will be attributed to their placing their loyalty to this small, venal president over doing the right thing.

But there are those for whom Powell is still a respected figure, and I guess that for them, the fact that Powell is endorsing Barack Obama is a Big Deal:

Props to Powell for slamming McCain on the Ayers flap and on his appalling lack of judgment in choosing the even more appalling Sarah Palin as his running mage. Props to Powell for pointing out the bigotry inherent in the "He's a Muslim" meme and why it shouldn't matter even if Obama was.

But shame on Tom Brokaw, however, for his shameless shilling for John McCain in this interview. Shame on him for using the "some will say..." device, popularized by the likes of Katie Couric and Matt Lauer to bring the worst crap from Drudge into the mainstream, for saying that this man, who sold his soul to Republicans for years, is only supporting Barack Obama because Obama is black. Perhaps the McCain campaign really did demand a lapdog from NBC in return for access. But NBC already has one in the person of Joe Scarborough. To embed Brokaw's nose firmly into McCain's anus and then give him the Meet the Press anchor spot is unconscionable.

"Mitt has too many houses! Quick -- get us a black guy!"

You have to believe that something akin to that is being bandied about at Camp Grandpa Simpson after Joe Biden announced yesterday that "Housegaffe" is not going to be allowed to slink quietly into the shadows.

Mitt Romney seems to be the Bush Junta's choice for the #2 spot, but with bloggers already preparing bumperstickers saying "Obama/Biden: One ticket, two candidates, two homes, two spouses", I'm not sure that the fact that Romney is still with his first wife offsets the fact that he, like McCain, has access to more money than most Americans will see in their lifetime -- especially after eight years of the Bush/Cheney/McCain scalpel taken to the middle class.

Now, according to Politico, the powers that be at Casa la Grandpa, think the one viable Republican black man is the answer to their prayers.

Sorry, but when push came to shove, even if you believe that Colin Powell was misled by his bosses, he chose to ignore his own misgivings and to believe -- to be a good soldier and deliver outright lies to the U.N. -- lies he knew were lies -- rather than doing the right thing.

Over 4000 families are missing sons, daughters, husbands, wives, and parents -- because Colin Powell lacked the courage to ask questions. Perhaps John McCain will get a free pass because he was a POW 40 years ago. Colin Powell's buyer's remorse doesn't give him a free pass for squandering his gravitas and credibility to help the likes of George W. Bush lie us into an unnecessary war. The Vice Presidency should not be the reward for aiding and abetting crimes against the American people.