WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Colin Powell fires back against Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh in the latest skirmish in the battle over the future of the Republican Party, a new national poll indicates that Americans have a much more favorable opinion of Powell than Cheney or Limbaugh.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, released Monday, suggests that 70 percent have a favorable opinion of Powell, who was Secretary of State during President George W. Bush's first term, and who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War.
Only 30 percent of those polled have a favorable view of Limbaugh, the popular conservative radio talk show host, with 53 percent saying they hold an unfavorable opinion.
In poll numbers released Thursday, 37 percent say they have a favorable opinion of Dick Cheney, with 55 percent indicating they hold an unfavorable view of the former vice president.
Among Republicans, it's a different story. 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.
In an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, Powell dismissed attacks from Cheney and Limbaugh, saying they are "not members of the membership committee of the Republican Party."
"Rush will not get his wish, and Mr. Cheney was misinformed. I am still a Republican," he said. "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."
Earlier this month on the same program, Cheney was asked about a dispute between Limbaugh and Powell over the role each plays in the GOP. "My take on it was Colin had already left the party. I didn't know he was still a Republican," Cheney responded.
Limbaugh also fired away at Powell this month, saying on his program that "what Colin Powell needs to do is close the loop and become a Democrat instead of claiming to be a Republican interested in reforming the Republican Party."
Could Colin Powell be a leader of the moderate wing of the GOP?
"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.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted May 14-17, with 1,010 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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Cheney and Limbaugh are swine. Powell has class. Line all three up together and see if Powell isn't the only one who has any class or dignity. The GOP is lucky to have him. Come on over Mr. Powell–we would welcome you with open arms.
The Republican Party is defeating itself....let em go!
Cheney and Limbaugh are destroying the party that great men like Lincoln helped build.
When will these loudmouths realize that the party needs to expand its membership and regional appeal in order to remain a viable political option.
So long as small minded, petty, fear and hate mongering people like Limbaugh, Cheney and Gingrich are seen as the face of the GOP we will forever be forced to stand on the sidelines yelling to get our message of fiscal responsibility and small government out while the Democrats keep winning election after election.
Lastly, can we stop allowing the evangelical right from dictating the direction of our party. I am a christian and a republican and these folks scare the heck out of me
Powell voted for Obama during the election... He isn't leading a thing in the republican pary
This poll shows the wisdom of the American people.
Sadly, in the GOP today we are just killing ourselves!
is it any wonder the country doesn't trust us when Cheney and Limbaugh are the faces of the Republican Party?
Colin Powell is a thoughtful, smart guy who has given a great deal of able service to his country.
Cheney and Limbaugh, on the other hand, have done nothing but tear down American ideals of honesty, integrity, tolerance and the rule of law. If THAT is Republicanism, I don't want any part of it. And neither will good people like Gen. Powell.
Powell voted by colour.
Lemme guess.....the poll was of CNN's "vast" audience of viewers.
Powell is scum. He doesn't speak for anyone. he needs to go back and stick his head up obama where it belongs.
I don't know one Republican who cares about this bag of scum.
The article says some 60+% of Republicans support Cheney, Powell, and Limbaugh, but since the number of people who claim (admit?) to being Republicans is now in the mid-30% range, then we're talking a pretty small percentage of Americans who support these three. I am surprised and disappointed that Colin Powell, whose service credentials to this country are impeccable, is rated by Republican respondents about the same as Cheney and Limbaugh. I have read many posts in recent days from obvious Republicans saying the only reason Powell endorsed President Obama was because Obama is black. Form the poll numbers in this article, one can only conclude many Republicans do not like Powell simply because he is black, and ergo, the only reason they don't like President Obama is because he is black. In other words, most of the Republican base are racists.
Cheney is a coward war-monger; Limbaugh is just plain nuts.
These two are dangerous.
The Republican party is dying a slow and agonizing death due to their own behavior. I predict that we will see the party split before we hit the two year mark of Obama's administration.
The only loud mouths and swine as you people call them are your selfs. Ruty you are a big swine your self. David O keep right on thinking that, you might be very surprised one day.
We you give a "thumbs up" to Cheney just think of the thousands of dead and wounded Americans as a result of the war in Iraq; a war contrived by Cheney, Bush and Rummey.
golly miss daisy I have no idea why the republican party is a wall street/banking/investment/rich white man's party with spokesmen(?) like this. i do pray they are still there in 4 years to help their party or was that find help for their party.???
The Devil and his General's walk among us spewing their evil, but the devil is a LIAR. NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER. The first shall be last and the last shall be first.
Goes to show how devided the RNC is.top two only hold 20% at best and I just don't see that even.Truely Powell hold more esteam from the party members then both combined and RNC should note only one truely holds his head up in service to this great country of ours.Think a few times on who represents our country in the best way for ALL in this country.Time for change for the republican party too...as well as some of the dems who still cling to the old way of doing busseness in the name of the people.To Oboma you have twice broken your promise to hold bill's for 5 days and get public imput on them same bills.The gun mesure should have been debated by more folks then the limited one's(friends of the NRA) then what it was.Cost you a vote next election.
As a Veteran who is still serving and served under Powell's tour as Chair of the Joint Chiefs I have nothing but respect for the man. In the military we use many of his writings in our leadership training. Cheney has never demonstrated any leadership in my mind and Rush
s style of leadership would lead to a revolt. Hmmmm honorably serving war veteran or two draft dodging windbags who care nothing for the troops easy choice! As to Powell's reasoning for voting for Obama perhaps he thought he was the best choice as McCain caved on all of his principles to appease the extreme right who quickly turned on him. I have voted across the aisle for the best man even though I consider myself a democrat.
Maggie, sweetie, it's President Obama, so suck it up, just like we did when it was President Bush. Get your head out of Rush's a– , and get with the program, it is what it is.
I will always stand 100% behind a four star General and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. All that pompus blowhard limbaugh does is polute the air with his hatred.
Jesse in Texas
Polls! ha!
I wonder how the same poll would do with Fox viewers.
The funny things with people like Limbaugh, is the talk the talk but they dont walk the walk.
I say, rushy, if you are that smart, if you are the Rethuglican saviour, why don't you run for office next time ??? It's far better than whining and at least we, the american people will judge you. It's so easy to hide behind a microphone and spread hate. Let's see how you perform in an election.
Who does these polls???? I'm 56 years old and I've never been asked. I must not be on THE LIST!!!!
I will also add that I joined the service in January 1942 at the beginning of our entry into WWII. I remained in the service for 21 years before retiring due to the Viet Nam fiasco that I did not believe in.
I served another 20 years in contract work for NASA Manned Space Flight Program.
What has limbaugh to offer?
Jesse in Texas
and by the way, Cheney was lining behind Rumsfeld when he wanted only 50 000 troops for the Iraq invasion. If it wasn't for Colin Powell, the situation there would have been far worst ! Between Dicky , Rushy and a 4 star general, my choici is pretty clear
I can't believe that anyone in their right mind would think that rush(rusty the clown) limbaugh and richard (the dick) cheney are fit to be
compared with Colin Powell,those three minus one stooges are not in
the same class or the same league as Colin Powell.
One other thing.
I know why michael (toby,the house negro) steele said that President
Obama was not vetted because he's black. You see steele is jealous
of Obama, he wanted to be the first black american president so that
he would be a popular figure in the African American community but
now that Obama has beaten him to the white house he felt his dreams were robbed, poor mikey now he's stuck with his sucky job
as chairman,a job he hates.That's why he's busy being the fool for the
republicans like chiken george was a fool for slave owners.
Maggie:
People like you are why the republican party is dying. You consider anyone who disagrees with you as scum. Power fought for this country, were as Cheney and Limbaugh only use their big mouths. Power has more decency in one of his toes than Cheney and Limbaugh have in their entire being combined.
Maggie thinks Colin Powell war hero , national leader, statesman is SCUM merely because he disagrees with the far right? The Republican Party best hope she doesn't speak for a significant portion of the base, or else their slide may become permanent. If you really believe the core of America thinks it's ok to call mainstream Americans and veterans scum if they dare disagree with some extremist orthodoxy, then the party is LOST.
I'll put my money on Cheney and Limbaugh. Powell's actions betray a distinct bias in favor of no agenda apart from his own and that of the Democrats. It's time Powell did the GOP a favor and joined the Arlen Specter club.
Although I like diversity of oppinion including Rush's and Cheney's, I tend to favor the more moderate elements of both parties...So I'm going to go with Gen. Powell. Wish he would run for President!
I do a little bit worry about our safety. For instance, maybe I just worry a little that closing Gitmo is more about doing the politically correct thing rather than the logical thing. Lets fix Gitmo and keep it open, maybe even move other terrorists there from our state side prisons. It's like I don't want President Obama to torture....unless he really really has too. I wanna know that he would do anything necessary to protect American and innocent americans. Even things that the Europeans don't like. I guess I don't agree with Cheney mostly but I like the discussion he is stimulating.
Cheney and Limbaugh are member of the coalition of conservative socialists. This means that they believe big business should receive government funds like the Bush Paulson giveaway back in the fall. They are also both defenders of excessive executive pay and actually believe that incompetent CEOs are truly worth 50 million a year and that taxing them is redistribution of wealth, how dumb can they be?
As an ex-republican, I have seen why many would leave the GOP. I voted for Reagan and belonged to the Young Republicans. BUT, I believe the GOP has failed America! Steele, Cheny, Limbaugh and other so-called conservatives have made it plain that America needs more "real men" like Powell, but instead, we have young-boys-in-old-men's bodies trying to get us to trust them again!
I voted for Obama, because Mr. Obama stands with and for helping people and treating them with dignity and as intelligent human beings.
Mr. Powell, the GOP isn't worth saving!
One winner taking on two losers.
The party will never be destroying by neather of this people.
If the economy is not recover the mayority of americans will vote Republicas. At this rate, it look the posibilities are very high.
Americans have very short memories according to their paquets $.
Since we are in a big economic problem, werever, CNN said about the republican party are wront. It is the economy stupid.
The majority of republicans continue to stand firmly behind Cheney and Limbaugh. I can't stop laughing.
Maggie dearest, intelligence just isn't your strength...so sorry.
Powell is a respected general with a long record of accomplishment. Cheney is little more than a political hack who did his part to leave this country in ruin and Limbaugh is little more than a shameless self-promoter. Hence the public's greater approval of Powell over the other two,
Look at who says the R.s need to change–Ridge and Powell–both war veterans who served their coutry honorably. Who likes the status quo–five deferrment draft dodger Dick Cheney and Rush L., who's only publiuc service was being arraigned for abusing prescription drugs. Looks like a recipe for the R.'s being margialized forever.
As a life long republican and a strong supporter of general powell I can say that I will continue to support him even though he supported obama,which I did not...I have no use at all for rush lumblubber and even less for cheney..it is my hope that powell will run for public office and will open some eyes in the republican party..the party needs to become color blind and needs to make an effort to welcome ALL PEOPLE..unfortunatly both parties are full of anti gay and racists..if the republican party doesn't moderate it's views soon it will die a very rapid death
I'll put my money on Powell.
Limbaugh frequently has some good points, but he fails to do what he preaches. An overweight, drug addicted, rude aging man who cant keep a marriage longer than a week should not be the "face" of Conservatism. BTW, Conservativism means the conservative (ie restrained) application of government... not enforcing drug and religious ideology with more government. Limbaugh would do more good if he started preaching true Conservative ideals and personal empowerment, instead of letting his ego ego overshadow the cause. Id appreciate it if he spent more time highlighting the positives of more personal responsibility and less government, while spending less time talking about how "evil" Obama is. I cant even turn on Conservative talk radio anymore – its all anger and hate.
YES, I am in the military, President O is a transitional leader and General Powell has more integrity than Cheney, who I consider worst than Hitler. The GOP will become irrelevant in 2010, by the end of the summer sulticed the GOP will become a fractured and splintered party. The GOP doesn't take orders from Black men or any other ethnicity, Steel, Powell, Obama, the GOP is a "white only party"!
The GOP wants everyone to vote for them every 4 years, but doe not even want to acknowledge those who are not lockstep when ideas are debated. Why would anyone being rejected now ever vote for the Republican candidate in 2012. Most of us do not want to be where we are not wanted. That is NOT a big tent.
Learn from the Democrats. Lieberman was much more of a turncoat. He went from being on the ticket to going independent, to campaigning for McCain, and they still welcomed him back to their caucus. Depending on what happens in MN, that could be the deciding vote to give Obama a filibuster proof senate. It pays to be inclusive. Gen. Powell would be that, but Limbaugh and Cheney would prefer holding a grudge to winning
Rush Limbaugh is the " Prophet of Doom " of America.
Like Cheney he dodged the military.
And he has more qualifications than Cheney.
3 times divorced.
Drug addict.
He has only hate to offer to others.
Rgds
Ron
I find it funny that Republicans consider Powell a 'traitor' but Hillary defecters were welcome with open arms during the last election. Give me a break, Repugs. Powell is a hero and it's a shame that YOUR President Bush and his administration threw him under the bus and tarnished his honorable image with the fake intelligence presented to the U.N. Good going. Thank God you guys are out of power. You keep your drug attack, womanizing Limbaugh with his so-called 'conservative family values' and we'll take Powell.
When Powell voted for Obama he showed that race is more important than being a Republican.
Who cares what Powell thinks? He is just another RINO.
Cheney and Limbaugh are telling the truth, but the blind refuse to see.
Some day you liberals will wake up and say, "What happened ?"
Even Rome lasted longer than we will.
God bless America and the military.....we need it.
Does anyone else find it interesting that Dick Cheney blasts Colin Powell, who supported Democrat Barack Obama instead of the 2008 Republican candidate; but not Rush Limbaugh, who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton instead of the 2008 Republican candidate?
Can Republicans be serious about letting these buffoons and political cancers run their Party?
General Powell is like General Eisenhower - a political voice who transcends politics. The GOP has lost its collective mind if they are casting aside Powell as a Party leader, for the voices of Rush Limbaugh or Dick Cheney.
Just my opinion... but I'm one of those who sincerely HOPE for CHANGE from having to listen to Dick Cheney's voice ever again.
Does the Republican Party still exists? or should I call it the party of the old Caucasian male dominated!!. It will take another two decades to revive the GOP. Your worst enemy is Rush Limbaugh! whenever he opens his baggy mouth twenty young republicans turns independent! Keep up the good job Rush!!!!!
Let Limbough (the unprosecuted felon) and Cheney (the war profiteer and criminal) vie for the 30% of the country that is brain dead, Powell indeed should leave and should never have joined the Republican Party. He should have been Clinton's Sec. of State (he turned it down) and disgraced himself when he let Bush use him in every damaging way possible. He's still the best of them, which isn't saying a lot. He may be the last meaningful Republican. The party destroyed itself when faced with Katrina and the destruction of New Orleans. Let it wash out to sea and sink, Powell with it if he so chooses.
This "Big Tent" garbage needs to stop. The big tent is freedom. Economic freedom. Freedom from excessive taxes and excessive government spending. Freedom from government interference in the day-to-day activities of average Americans. Republicans need to promote that. If they promote personal and economic freedom and cut taxes and spending, the tent will grow on it's own. They won't have to 'entice' moderates, the moderates flock to the GOP. You don't grow the tent by being more like the Democrats. You grow the tent by sticking to your principles and convictions.
Powell is in a completely different class from Cheney and Limbaugh. To compare a true hero who embodies the best virtues of our nation with a greedy, vicious war criminal and a parasitic, drug-addled clown is insulting.
Maggie, beyond your vulgar language and your complete lack of arguments in a discussion, what you say does not make any sense. The poll shows that more than 60% of Republicans have a good opinion of Powel. So are you admitting to us you hang out only with the bottom 40% who have no respect for a war hero. And if you consider only 20% of US population identify themselves as Republicans, so 40% X 20%= 8 %, so you are telling us, basically, that you only surrender yourself with people within 8% of the population in general. And then, you wonder why you are so stupid and bigot. Open yourself a bit.
Keep this in mind...Public service is just that – SERVING THE PUBLIC. General Powell, Secretary Ridge, The President have all served admirably as they have not used their positions as a trough for profit.
How much money has Cheney added to his coffers with the Haliburton and KBR no-bid contracts? Limbaugh has supposedly 20 million listeners. His rhetoric translates to big bucks. If he can do a 360 and make more money, I am sure he will.
And still the Bush minions support the liar and thug Cheney and the oh-not-so entertaining Rush. It's almost as if they hope we ARE attacked soon so they can say "Told you so." For if we are not, if Obama's plans do actually work, then whatever will Rush and Cheney have to complain about?
I also do not understand the whole abortion argument with them. It's OK to kill people we disagree with with assault weapons; it's now OK to carry concealed weapons in state parks that will kill someone; it's OK to torture someone who may or may not have any information we need, but not, presumably, OK for them to torture US; it's OK but sad when a man kills his family with a gun; it's OK to have the death penalty even when we know innocent people are killed. But heaven forbid a woman is raped and pregnant and so despondent that she wants to kill herself because "Abortion is murder."
Guess what, Republicans? The deaths in Iraq are murder too. The deaths at Gitmo at the hands of our troops were murder.
Evil in the name of good is still EVIL.
I agree with just about everything Powell had to say, especially to Cheney and Limbaugh. But I strongly disagree with his assessment of the American People. Powell said, "...nobody would have forgave us" if they had not tortured and another attack occurred. We counted on our leaders, people like Powell, to uphold this country's fundamental principles and adhere to the rule of law. He failed us. Cheney failed us. Bush failed us. They lied and conspired against everything this country stands for because they were cowards. They were, and are, defeated by the enemy. They brought us the disrespect of the international community and destroyed the Republican Party in the process. After his interview, I'm glad he never became President.
The GOP is not in disarray-the Democatic party is. Look at the mess we are in since the Dems took power, and look at the conflicts that happened since Obama took office. And please: the Bush blame game ended on Jan 20 at 12:01 PM-that argument is as old as my car.
So keep printing these stories. I will simply say: see you in 2010.
Wow! The Republicans are bigger idiots than I ever imagined!! Who in their right mind would choose to support Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney over Gen. Powell. General Powell has more class in his pinkie finger than Rush or Dick could ever hope to have. Gen. Powell has been faithfully serving his country all his life and all Rush Limbaugh has done is to incite hate and divide this country. And Dick Cheney sold his country out for a quick buck. Neither of these men are fit to shine Gen. Powell's boots......and the people who support them should be ashamed of themselves.
If Colin Powell were quarterback for a football team, he'd run the ball into the opposing team's end zone every chance he got to help them score and win the game. Colin Powell does not belong in any debate about the future of the GOP – he is a turncoat traitor and a Democrat who played the race card instead of supporting his supposed party. Take a hike Powell, the GOP does not need you and does not want you.
I used to consider myself an Independent, but voted for McCain in the 200 primaries. Over the past 8 years, the Republicans and their hardline far right, "my way or no way" attitude spewed by the likes of Cheney, Rush "Jabba The Hut" Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coultier all forced me to move closer to the left...just as I think many people have.
Young people of the US simply find Cheny and Limbaugh too polarizing...and if their so-called agenda ends up defining the Republican Party, so be it. People like Megan McCain (and to some extent, her father) better define the values of what the Republicans need to become in the future. As long as the Repubs define themselves by such extreme spokespeople, they will continue to marginalize the Repubs. If they don't get their act together, chances are they will split the party with more moderates forming a new party...maybe that's what America needs: A conservative party that is inclusive.
I always considered Colin Powell a great hero for America, a man of reason and conscience. And yes, he is what I would call a Republican...not an extremist.
Colin Powell's favorable percentage is higher than Limbaugh and Cheney ADDED together. It should be higher. Integrity is worth more than that.
The Democratic Party does not have to waste time competing with the Republican Party. They are imploding from within. Such statesman of the party such as General Colin Powell are the ONLY hope of a resurgence of the Republican Party. Rush is a blowheart that finds great pleasure in saying nasty things. He has never done anything for this country. Cheney is even worse because he was in a position to lead this country, and used our soldiers and their families as pawns in his quest for power, and to fulfill his paranoid neocon ideas. He is just flat out scary!
I'll bet Gen. Powell is regretting ever leaving the Democratic party. The grass wasn't greener!
There's no contest. Powell is the REAL Republican and human being, Limbaugh and Cheney are just more whiners, haters, obstructionists. People like Limbaugh and Cheney are why so many, especially us independents, who ran like helx away from ANY Republican candidates and will in the future. Limbaugh is just a sensationalist media guy who pops pills and Cheney is just an oilman and big corporate (Haliburton) bigwig who is stupid. Give me Colin Powell any day!
To Bonnie:
please let me know where you live i need to move as quickly as possible.. scary that holy warrior stuff.....very scary.
I used to consider myself an Independent, but voted for McCain in the 2000 primaries. Over the past 8 years, the Republicans and their hardline far right, "my way or no way" attitude spewed by the likes of Cheney, Rush "Jabba The Hut" Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coultier all but forced me to move closer to the left...just as I think many people have.
Young people of the US simply find Cheny and Limbaugh too polarizing...and if their so-called agenda ends up defining the Republican Party, so be it. People like Megan McCain (and to some extent, her father) better define the values of what the Republicans need to become in the future. As long as the Repubs define themselves by such extreme spokespeople, they will continue to marginalize the party. If they don't get their act together soon, chances are they will split the party with more moderates forming a new party...maybe that's what America needs: A conservative party that is truly inclusive, and not a bunch of rich, stodgy old white people that like to use the bully pulpit, and denounce anyone who doesn't agree with every idea.
I've always considered Colin Powell a great hero for America, a man of reason and conscience. And yes, he is what I would call a Republican...not an extremist. He's what the Republicans should strive to be...not the likes of Cheney and Slimebaugh.
Cheney is a worthless twit!
As a moderate Republican who voted for a Democrat for president for the first time in my 59 years, I'm ready to go to war against the crazy right-wing religious zealots who have hijacked my party. General Powell is the perfect leader to lead this army.
Rush says Powell voted for Obama because Obama is Black. Powell says he voted for Obama because Obama was the better candidate, a view that the majority of voters (and very many Republicans) shared. I say Rush hates Powell and Obama because they are Black, and thats something that I think deep down inside everybody knows about Rush, that he and his followers are die-hard racists. Apparently thats OK with Rove.
General Colin Powell former Chief of Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, under Gerorge HW Bush, and William J Clinton, has absolutely nothing that he needs to prove anyone. General Powell has more integrity and professioanlism in his little finger than Cheney and Limbaugh have mustered between themselves. If they beleive General Powell should call him self a Democrat, I would recommend that the two of them if they wish to pass themselves off as pro-defense, get off they collectively large behinds and do something that they have never done, service the nation in uniform. They have a proud history of CHICKEN HAWKS.
Willy Brown Powell voted by colour.
He voted on the content of Obama's caricature which is why the GOP will be a regional party if continues to race bait. Quit living in the past.
Cheney hides for 8 years while he was acting Vice-President and now he speaks up about people he doesn't like? All I remember Cheney doing in the news is spew hate propaganda, shoot his friend in a face thinking he was a quail!, and undergo heart bypass, that's it! He needs to just shut up and leave us (the country) alone!
Limbaugh is just full of hate. Everything the man says is negative so why do people listen to him?
Mr. Powell has always been respectful. It's sad that he has to defend himself from attacks by these two jerks.
Maggie....... its the neocon unabashed hatred like people like you that are turning people like me who have voted Republican the majority of our lives into independents... Get over yourself. I consider Dick Cheney a war criminal. How anyone can call a military man like Powell scum shows just how low rent you are dearie
so democrate's like powell a liberal moderate non conservative repbulican while hating non-liberal non moderate conservative republicans.
i'm confused. aren't all republicans NOT democrates?
Powell is a war hero, the other guys are just big mouths. Americans are correct in choosing Powell