I suppose there's a sort of logic in Rig preferring Sarah Palin to Obama.

If she were to become president, perhaps because McCain dropped dead at the shock of winning this election, I am sure that her spell in office would tend to put an awful lot of people off the whole idea of religion. Whereas Obama in the White House might have the opposite effect.

But that kind of speculation really belongs in another thread. I imagine there is still some mileage in talking about Colin Powell's backing Obama.

The inevitable stuff about it being a matter of one "black" man supporting another seems pretty lame. The key reason, I am sure, is McCain's selection of Sarah Palin, and the depth of irresponsibility and lack of judgement Powell saw this as implying on the part of McCain.