Will Colin Powell endorse Obama?

I heard it on the O'Reilly Factor first, and HE heard it from Bill Kristol who heard it from his sources....so it is far from confirmed. But Larry King mentioned it as a possibility as well, so it is worth some contemplation.

I have always admired Colin Powell. What a striking American success story he is and what a statesman he has been with some two decades or so of public service under Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton and the current President Bush. BUT...and you knew that was coming...how does he not severely damage his credibility if he throws his support to Barack Obama?

We know that Powell had strong reservations about attacking Iraq, fears that have borne out as true over time. (He very memorably told the President to be prepared to do what it took to win quickly, among other things....which we failed to do.) Still, that is the past and now we look to the future. When I do that, I see two alternatives that, at least on the national security front, could not be more stark. Additionally, McCain was very vocal about his disagreements with Rumsfeld (with whom Powell famously tangled).

Powell is no conservative, but he is a career military man. I am not suggesting that this similarity should be enough for him to support his fellow comrade-in-arms. I just have a hard time believing that Powell sees in Obama, the least experienced nominee we have had in a century, a potential President who would coherently guide the United States military forces.

This may turn out to be nothing, of course...