Particularly odd words.  

While listening to Powell's oratory this morning, many of us concurrently find ourselves struggling to locate the facts supporting his conclusion.

Was Powell grasping at straws here?  Or gasping for his last chance at relevancy?

Can anyone name a piece of legislation that has benefited the country as result of Obama's work?  Can we name a single point in time when Obama has had to defend America's foreign interests, or levy resources to make a difference, or build bipartisan support?

With the McCain name automatically we think of activism on campaign finance reform, earmark spending, immigration, and loyalty to POW's.

People change, hence, the metamorphosis of Colin Powell.

As Woodward described in his book that Powell succumbs to the momentum of the Iraq war, I believe that Powell has indeed succumbed to the persuasion of a new war:  the war on conservative middle America.  He has officially defected, has anger to exercise, and has found this is his opportunity to play what will be perceived as a pivotal role in this election cycle.

Opportune time to take some shots at the current administration, he has made no effort to hide his displeasure with the way things have gone.  Republicans can read between the lines, Powell still has a visceral reaction to that dreaded phone call from Andy Card in 2004.

When asked about his possible role in an Obama Presidency, he responded in a Clinton-like way assuring us all that his options are being kept open.

I offer this for your consideration:  loyalty vs. opportunity.  What type of man puts one above the other?

It is indeed the metamorphosis of Colin Powell.