Unfit To Serve

"Colin Powell makes it official, endorses Obama"

"I have some concerns about the direction that the party has taken in recent years," Powell said. "It has moved more to the right than I would like to see it. But that's a choice the party makes."

Powell also expressed concern with the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as McCain's vice presidential nominee.

"She's a very distinguished woman and she's to be admired," Powell said, "but at the same time, now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president. And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Sen. McCain made."