CNN: Americans Have More Favorable View of Colin Powell than of Cheney and Limbaugh

by Damozel | Mirabile dictu, a CNN poll shows that Americans generally much prefer Powell to Limbaugh and Cheney.  "The numbers, among all Americans: Powell is viewed favorably by 70%, compared to only 37% for Cheney and 30% for Limbaugh."  (TPMDC)

Interestingly, Republicans like all of them, but even Republicans prefer Powell to Limbaugh.

The poll suggests that 66 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of Cheney, 64 percent give Powell a thumbs up, and 62 view Limbaugh in a favorable way.  (CNN)

Good:  they can have them all, including Powell.  Powell, still "skirmishing" with Limbaugh and Cheney, said:

"Rush will not get his wish, and Mr. Cheney was misinformed. I am still a Republican....I would like to point out that in the course of my 50 years of voting for presidents, I have voted for the person I thought was best qualified at that time to lead the nation. Last year, I thought it was President Barack Obama. For the previous 20 years, I voted solidly for Republican candidates." (CNN) 

The article suggests that Powell could potentially become the leader of "the moderate wing" of the GOP.  Does the moderate wing still even exist as a viable force?  Apparently.

"Moderate Republicans fighting back against Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney. They're ready to rumble. And they've got a soldier to lead them," says CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider. (CNN) 

Frankly I hope they get their act together -- the far right is scary deranged, and as my daddy used to say, the country needs a credible right as well as a credible left.  An airplane can't fly with just one wing.  If Powell can lead the moderates out of the darkness, I guess that's a good thing.  

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