Colin Powell for Obama?

Neil King Jr. reports on the presidential race. So is Colin Powell , the Republican military icon and frequent near-candidate, really going to endorse Barack Obama on Sunday’s “Meet the Press”? And, for that matter, does Obama actually want Powell firmly in his camp? The answer to both questions is probably yes…and no. The ever-cautious Powell will surely pour praise on Obama when he sits down Sunday with NBC’s Tom Brokaw . And he will also heap acclaim on fellow Vietnam War vet and Obama rival John McCain . In the end, the bulk of the praise—likely amounting to outright support—will almost certainly fall to Obama. On CNN in February, Powell described his ideal candidate as someone who “brings…a vision that reaches out to the rest of the world, that starts to restore confidence in America.” He said he wanted his pick “to be leading a party that is fully in sync with the candidate.” But the fact that Powell is going to stake his claim on TV shows that this isn’t exactly the ... (link)