The Accidental Colin Powell Week (Late Edition)

For younger reader(s), Colin Powell was a quite milestone when made Chair of the Joint Chiefs by Bush, and a sensation during Desert Storm. His memoirs were a best seller. Powell was probably the most respected and revered American of the 1990s. We don't want to get into the Gulf War, or Iraq or WMDs. The man was often wrong but a great American none-the-less. Powell was a man this blog can't help but admire. The quiet calm he projected could be terrifying. 'We're going to cut it off, and then we're going to kill it.'

Powell is a character in the World War 1990 series. We've tried to write the man as we saw him back during the Gulf War. In the books he's a mild-mannered general who manages to say what he thinks without saying anything that might displease the bosses. Powell always was more political than he let on. By the end of the series, the establishment GOP will be begging Powell to save them from Quayle. 

We should have something more on Powell tomorrow for you know who. 'Will,' our handler said, 'You are prepared to write obit about Imperialist Aggressor Powell, are you not, Comrade? He is topic of great interest in Soviet....I mean Russia.' We assured Maxim that we were working on a Powell article presently. In fact we were writing about General Powell on this blog. We were just saying to ourselves, 'You know, I wonder if Maxim wants something on Colin Powell,' when he contacted us by pre-arranged signal only he and ourselves know. 

We have a friend, American, but who immigrated here from a nation which does not necessarily share the same foreign policy goals as the United States and may in fact be quite close to Moscow. 'He's a piece of shit,' our friend said and returned to their breakfast kabob.