13 Years Ago Today
Four-star Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell died yesterday from complications due (in part) to Covid-19. Fittingly, a post I made 13 years ago today, a post spurred by Colin Powell, came up in my Facebook memories this morning. I had been struggling with my decision about who to support in the upcoming presidential election between Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. I had just watched Meet the Press hosted by Tom Brokaw where Colin Powell appeared on the program to endorse Barack Obama . That, to me, was a powerful endorsement and one that tilted the table toward Obama. I went out on my bike for a few hours before my afternoon shift after watching the program and spent the ride mulling over who to vote for. By the time I arrived back home I had made my decision. It was that Sunday in October of 2008 that I left the Republican party and I've never for a moment had second thoughts about my about-face. Colin Powell played a role in getting...