Blocked Colin

To nobody's surprise, Colin Powell resigned today, in disgrace if you ask me. Powell's visit to the UN in February 2003 to peddle lies and half-truths about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, all of which later proven unfounded, ended up damaging our credibility abroad, and will forever remain his epitaph. Sadly, Powell was probably the last voice of dissent in the Cabinet, and his departure seems to mean that the war between Defense and State is over, with a clear winner. His likely replacement, Condoleezza Rice, has no such backbone or taste for any disapproval for her beloved boss Mr. Bush.

In the end, Powell played the true soldier by going against his instinct and into the General Assembly in 2003. And like many soldiers, he fell on his sword. He will not be missed by anyone, I imagine.