Colin Powell

It is hard to know why the republicans and all the pundits are wondering who their next leader will be - It is Colin Powell-and they should do all they can to see that it happens too- he may not run for president-but he does stand for the old style moderation in The Republican party- and a long overdue shift to the Middle is what is needed right now if the republicans want to compete-their attempts to derail the Sotomayor choice for supreme court were almost pathetic- first calling her a racist then retracting the statements- Powell has the intelligence-the experience and above all the common sense to lead the republicans out of the wilderness-the country is far better off with two parties that balance each other out- and the fiscal conservatism they bring to important issues ids needed right now as we sort the financial crisis