Powell Evasive About His Future

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell has been evasive about his future, skirting questions about the timing of his widely expected departure after four rough-and-tumble years as America's chief diplomat.

In dozens of interviews, Powell has dismissed questions about his plans by saying with a smile, "I serve at the pleasure of the president."

Powell has long been considered to be a one-term secretary of state, irrespective of whether Bush was re-elected. Speculation has been rife for months about possible successors in a second Bush term. Among those mentioned are national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and U.N. Ambassador John Danforth.

Last July, Bush suggested during an appearance in Philadelphia that he would be happy if Powell were to remain on. The remark went virtually unnoticed by the media but caught the attention of Powell aides.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-powell,0,5661923.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Powell - an utter failure...

Under his stewardship, the US has become the most reviled country on the planet.

Good fucking riddance!

[hadrons]

2. "I serve at the pleasure of the president."

I'm sure 'Mastah Bush' is glad to hear that Uncle Colon

[Dogmudgeon]

3. Bullshit, Colin

You serve at the pleasure of the American People.

Get your head out of your ass. It just ain't dignified.

--bkl

[0007]

4. The guy is a liar and goes which ever way the wind blows.

[luaneryder]

5. I never had any hope

for the chimpministration, but Unca Colon was the biggest disappointment for me.

[grumpy old fart]

10. Yep, MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT

He was the one hope for some sanity in the chimp administration, and he just stuck his head up *'s ass and said "yassah massah." Man coulda been president. Coulda done some good. Now he's just another good Nazi who took orders. How he lives with himself is beyond me.

[FLSurfer]

6. What ever he does,

it's just passing time til he goes to Hell.

[The Zanti Regent]

7. This phony whore loves power too much

Powell is just as sick and warped as the rest of the Nazi Party assholes.

Welcome to Nazi America.

[mazzarro]

8. I have no regard for him and don't give a damn whether he stays or

leaves. He is not worth a teaspoon of spittle - bloody LIAR!

[yellowcanine]

9. That's a ringing endorsement by Bush, isn't it? If Powell takes heart

from that, he truly is a lickboot.

[grumpy old fart]

11. Worse than a lickboot

He's a lickboot who, deep in his lost soul, knows he's helping * do evil.

[Rambis]

12. He is done it has been known for some time

Ever since the GQ interview he has been in the dog house. Never cross a * you will pay dearly.