newmajority.com - 5/26/2009
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Yesterday, Colin Powell restated his continued membership in the Republican Party. But he didnand#8217;t really explain why. It seemed more like an act of defiance than a statement of factand#8212;no one is going to tell him what part of the bus he can sit in and no one is going to tell him what ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 5/25/2009
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Colin Powell fires back
against Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh in the latest...
skirmish in the battle over the future of the Republican Party, a new national poll indicates that Americans have a much more favorable opinion of ...
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CNN Poll: Powell vs. Cheney and Limbaugh
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An Open Letter to Colin Powell
The Moderate Voice —
... hard, and served his country in so many different ways. I knew that if someone like you could call yourself a Republican, than I knew I could.
That said, I do have some concerns with your recent statements. It’s not that I don’t appreciate them- I do. But I feel that those of us that want a more inclusive GOP have to do more than talk about it on blogs or Sunday Morning talk shows. We have to actually get involved in trying to change the party.
I think Bruce Bartlett puts it best when he states the following:
..if Powell is ...
Stand Up And Soldier, Mr. Powell
Newshoggers.com —
... Sanders explicitly agrees with Bruce Bartlett, who is one of those already forced out of the GOP by disgust at the hardcore right's posturing: ...
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