Today's Links (10/19) -- The "Welcome-Aboard-Colin-Powell" Edition

Colin Powell endorses Obama
http://us.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/colin.powell/index.html

Welcome aboard, General Powell! :-) I doubt this will make any sort of significant difference, but it's nice to see anyway.

Powell endorses Obama as 'transformational'
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14714.html

Gen. Powell is correct.

McCain: 'I love being the underdog'
http://us.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/campaign.wrap/index.html

Well ... then may I offer you my congratulations?

Another Invitation to Abuse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/opinion/19sun2.html

Don't start expecting the Bushies to behave now.

The promise of Obama
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-martinez19-2008oct19,0,5445335.story

Obama offers hope; McCain doesn't.

Barack Obama for president
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-endorse19-2008oct19,0,5966124.story

I anticipate seeing a lot of newspaper endorsements for Obama in the coming days.

Arduous Transition Awaits Next President
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/18/AR2008101802140.html

The next leader of our country is going to have a lot of things to juggle in the air: Iraq, Afghanistan, health care, the economy ... and that's not a complete list.

McCain Assails Obama's Plans as Socialist
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/18/AR2008101802212.html

McCain is an out-of-touch lunatic.