Powell voted for Obama. It’s not exactly like there was a right wing extremist as the alternative — it was McCain, fer crissakes. Powell actually thought Obama was a better choice than McCain!

So what makes Powell a Republican in the first place? Does putting an (R) after your name make you a Republican? Could Eugene Debs have been a Republican if he put an (R) after his name?

A “Big Tent” is one thing, but there has to be some basic principles behind being a Republican. And nothing that Powell’s ever said or done tells me that he has the first clue about what those might be.

So who cares if Powell leaves? Maybe he just needs some time on his own to think things out.