Gen. Colin Powell on Gays in the Military

Retired General Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State, now, 17 years later, states the "don't ask, don't tell" restrictive legislation should be repealed.

"Attitudes and circumstances have changed," Powell said. "It's been a whole generation" since the legislation was adopted, and there is increased "acceptance of gays and lesbians in society," he said. "Society is always reflected in the military. It's where we get our soldiers from." He also stated, "we've had a lot of experience watching what other nations have done."

It would have been nice if he could have come to this conclusion 17 years ago when I wrote him, along with lots of other citizens, in hopes of changing his military mind to “allow” gays to serve our country.

It is long over due. And now Gates thinks it has be “reviewed for a year.” Why? There have always been gays in the military.

We all know that. Don’t they?

~Linda

Colin Powell on Obama and on McCain

Colin Powell has endorsed Obama as I believed he might. In this video he states so many things that I personally feel, and I know many, many of us feel, about this campaign and about our present situation in this country. McCain really dug a deep hole in bringing Palin into the campaign, and their actions and comments continue to dig it deeper day by day.

Colin Powell calls Obama a "trnasformational figure."

I would have voted for Powell in a minute if he had ran for president in the past. He has vision, intelligence, and good sense.

~Linda