I have to admit that I was very disappointed with Colin Powell’s time in the Bush administration. I felt that he could have tried to stand up more for what he felt was right. But then I’m not him and I wasn’t there and I don’t know what he did and did not try.

Regardless, I was delighted by Powell’s statement this morning. Particularly the following.

Powell said he was also troubled that some members of the Republican Party — not McCain — have said, “‘Well you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.’”

“He is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian,” Powell said. “But the really right answer is ‘what if he is?’ Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no.”

And if anyone has had the misfortune to have heard what Rush Limbaugh is saying, I’d like to quote Al Franken here and just say that “Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot.”

ADDENDUM the First:
See also: Eric and Anne.