Colin Powell Announces Resignation

As widely expected, Colin Powell has announced his resignation. Even more so than with the Attorney General spot, I'm sure this will be a case of someone far worse replacing the outgoing cabinet member.

It has been disappointing to see Powell go along with the neocons who have damaged our standing in the world and undermined our national security. I fear Powell will continue to be the "good soldier" and not speak out. I hope I am wrong with this prediction, and he comes to realize that being a good patriotic American means speaking out against what has been going on.

We have seen evidence that Powell understands the damaged by the neocons when Powell described neo-conservatives in the Bush administration as "fucking crazies" during the build-up to war in Iraq.

Update:

Will Condi be his replacement? Not if anyone consider's George Tenet's opinion, per the New York Daily News:

The former spy chief "trashes" the national security adviser in his book proposal, one publishing insider tells us.

"He claims she was incompetent, that she didn't do her job" when it came to protecting the country from terrorists, the source says.