From President Bush's White House team, Colin Powell hears ... nothing

[steve2470]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/10/powell-obama.html

Colin L. Powell, the former mud soldier, hurled his political grenade in defense of Barack Obama, but the collateral damage hit the Bush White House.

To be sure, he was opting for Obama, but the undercurrent of his message was a strong rejection of the direction the Republican Party -- and the nation -- have taken under President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. We won't even get into his quiet dis of Sarah Palin.

And 24 hours after President Bush's former secretary of State said he would vote for the Democratic presidential nominee, he has been given a cold shoulder, so to speak, from the Bushies.

"He's not heard anything from the White House types," said a close friend who spoke with Powell before and after his appearance on "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

On the other hand, he's heard from just about everyone else, this Powell friend said, and response has been "overwhelmingly positive."

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[bemildred]

1. What can they say?

"Gosh Colin, could you just pull that axe out of my forehead?"