Colin Powell Concerned by Obama Agenda

After endorsing President Obama in last year's elections, Colin Powell's credibility among Republicans hovers somewhere around the level of Mark Sanford at a seminar on marriage.

But today, CNN reports that even the former Secretary of State has his doubts about the President's radical agenda.

"I'm a little concerned," former Secretary of State Colin Powell says. "I'm concerned at the number of programs that are being presented, the bills associated with these programs and the additional government that will be needed to execute them."

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Well, it certainly is a fine time for Secretary Powell to be concerned after having done all he could to see the man elected. This duplicity aside, it remains a bit mysterious as to why the Secretary is concerned at all.  Anyone who followed the President's agenda as a candidate, with even vague interest, could see in very clear terms exactly what he intended to do upon taking office. 

All of these proposals carried hefty price tags. There was no secret that our deficit would grow and that taxes would rise. If Secretary Powell was not concerned then, with the hand writing on the wall, his concern now seems misplaced.