Why do you think Collen Powell steped down?
813463
Simple he didn't agree with the Bush admistration over several policies....including the Iraq war.\n\nPowell is a great American that left his post out of disgust.
22697
I think it falls under the category of learning from his mistakes.  Biden was forced to step down because he made a bad decision.  His credibility took a hit, and he's spent almost two decades trying to rebuild that credibility.  Many people still heed Stephen Ambrose, George Harrison, and Alex Haley, all famous plagiarists.  Biden has permanently damaged his credibility, but he's carefuly spent time trying to restore it, and it appears that after twenty years he's pretty done a good job of it.
844735
I can tell you I'm pleased. This allows a new, fresh face to take over and we can see how his leadership is, and Rumsfeld was no good leader. He mismanaged troop numbers before the war. The generals said they needed at least 400,000 troops to fight, and he gave them about 100 some-on thousand. He denied many well experienced people's requests and that harmed him. He did not give the military vehicles aduquate armor, and not much has still been done about that. He always argued with people and actually seemed like he had quite a temper at times. Many generals who oppose Rumsfeld say they wish that Colon Powell was Secretary Of Defense still, because of his good military experience, compared to Rumsfeld's poor experience. The War in Afghanistan was Powell's responsibility, and as far as I know, it went a lot better than the Iraq War is going. Hopefully the war will go better without him.
157470
He had a painful bone spur in his heel that plagued him during the last years of his career.  I don't know of anything else, but I think the bone spur hastened his retirement in '51.
319065
I believe that he is being pressured by his party to step down because of waning public support and the possibly disastrous implications of his "third way" health care plan, if the Conservative party is to secure another majority in Alberta then it would be wise to adapt with a new leader (poor Albertan liberals).
363737
The case against Delay was pretty strong, I don't think they can make as strong a case for any other republican, except you know who, but even then, out of respect for the office they may not.\n\nNot all, but the croooked republicans that you speak of ruined the economy, ruined U.S. credibility on an international scale as well as on a national scale.  Trust of this government is practically void, whether you ask someone abroad, or in this nation, at least an INFORMED person.\n\nBut, hey, this government has never been about complete justice, there have always been crooked politicians, it just so happened that one took it all the way to the top.  Might I add one of the worst presidents in the history of the U.S., at least Powell had dignity to resign when he knew he was wrong.
710965
yes!.......... oh you mean yes or no... well... maybe he was afraid of the same thing that the great Republican president Eisenhower was afraid of namely the military industrial complex and maybe they were responsible for the assassination of JFK. and maybe he didn't want to lie about the war! the same reason Colin Powell quit! [amazing how history repeats itself!]
949508
I think it's good that he has stepped down from his church and from the other organization he was leading, but Christians also need to cut out the gossip and gawking and pray for the guy. Check out the blog entry below that I just posted about Haggard.
944787
he was renegotiating his contract.  he has been officially fired!\nI am as upset as you
1037178
Stupid and inept... The thing that bothers me is they had to know they would get caught....Colin Powell must have had unbelieveable pressure on him to lie for Bush.  It does show one scary thing....the Bush administration can spin  and will spin any intelligence to fit their agenda. \nI wonder one thing....can we ever get out of Iraq. How do our troops know who they are fighting? They are all civilians and some will get you prosecuted.if you kill them. What do you do?  I cannot see any way to win in Iraq. Bush will have to decide to end it in another way.
1074256
I think that he retired or there was a court case or somethink.I dont know.
751308
He resigned so he could personally go look for them...\n\nJust remember, he is doing a bang up job, but not bang up enough now that the election went the way it did. (kinda like the old head of FEMA?)
972868
Shame on you Fire God!  Condemning a man for hypocrisy and wrongdoing based on innuendo.  What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?  Stepping down from his position is NOT an admission of guilt -- it's an acknowledgment that he realizes he won't be an effective leader until this matter is properly investigated.\n\nTo answer the question:  It has absolutely nothing to do with this election.  The liberals are grasping at every straw they can get their hands on to make conservatives look bad.
1073350
That would be a tough way to go out, his legacy would be slightly damaged...  but I would say its time for him to step away...  he did wonders for the league...  he can still coach if he had the right team in place...  but the Knicks may have broken him to the point of no return...
797555
Yep, he as the guy before me said, Marques Colston was drafted as a Tight End because they said he was too slow for the Wide Receiver position. He came from Hofstra University in New York and has blossomed for the Saints. I don't know why he is only listed as a TE, in my league he is a TE/WR. And I have Yahoo. Too bad I don't have him in my league. Everybody is too dang on smart!!
1146760
Considering that it is a player's league, it was probably the right choice to get rid of the vagabond Brown.  Only problem is, the man running the show and wanted him in the first place (Zeke) should have just as much blame heaped upon him.  The team he assembled is absolute garbage, with too many conflicting egos and not enough leaders.  And now he wants to coach that mess?  Zeke needs to find a coach out there that can (and wants) to take the NY media abuse; if he stays on as coach/GM, his goose will be cooked by the all-star break next year.\n\nI think that the Knicks have some excellent young talent, and Brown probably helped behind the scenes in practice to improve their games, but there is no way guys like Marbury and Francis were going to give the ol' professor the time of day.  And if a hall-of-famer like Brown can't get through to them, Zeke won't be able to.  I don't care how much lipstick you slap on that pig; it is a no-win situation all the way around.\n\nRight choice to fire; wrong choice to coach.  Blow it all up and start all over again, Knicks.
577151
As far as I can tell,most people are fed up with him and his bunch of cronies,personally I feel it's time for him to go.He hasn't been very consistent(Charles Clarke is the best man for the job,2 days later,he's the first to be sacked!),he has lost the trust of the country over the whole Iraq fiasco and now his cabinet seems to be in meltdown,time to admit defeat and leave while he still can,before he's pushed.