Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 3:50 AM Pacific

Obama In Florida

Barack Obama will be in Florida today, first in Tampa (good timing after the Rays' victory) and second in Orlando, appearing with Hillary.

And the WSJ has a beautiful headline for its article on the Powell endorsement:

Powell Endorses Obama, Reflecting Fractures in GOP

Republican former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama is the latest sign that the Republican Party's coalition is fracturing amid the stresses of the campaign.

Appearing on NBC's "Meet The Press" Sunday, Gen. Powell lamented his party's tilt to the right and a campaign by Sen. John McCain that he said had dwelled too much on inconsequential issues and attacks.

Gen. Powell, a secretary of state under George W. Bush, echoed many conservative intellectuals in his criticism of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, saying: "I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States....That raised some questions as to the judgment that Sen. McCain made."

Obama In Florida

Barack Obama will be in Florida today, first in Tampa (good timing after the Rays' victory) and second in Orlando, appearing with Hillary.

And the WSJ has a beautiful headline for its article on the Powell endorsement:

Powell Endorses Obama, Reflecting Fractures in GOP

Republican former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama is the latest sign that the Republican Party's coalition is fracturing amid the stresses of the campaign.

Appearing on NBC's "Meet The Press" Sunday, Gen. Powell lamented his party's tilt to the right and a campaign by Sen. John McCain that he said had dwelled too much on inconsequential issues and attacks.

Gen. Powell, a secretary of state under George W. Bush, echoed many conservative intellectuals in his criticism of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, saying: "I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States....That raised some questions as to the judgment that Sen. McCain made."

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