I'm not sure that Fox had its story straight, and this is one of the reasons--one of the many--that folks need to view stuff Fox posts very skeptically till it's confirmed by at least a couple of other legit news organizations. There's a story on ABCNews.com that says the opposite, at least about Powell attending the Democratic convention. I'd be very surprised if he went public with any endorsement of Obama, too. He might support him privately and even vote for him, but probably not publicly.

Political Radar: Powell Says He's Not Going to Dem Convention

Powell Says He's Not Going to Dem Convention

August 13, 2008 5:53 PM

ABC News' Teddy Davis and David Chalian Report: Gen. Colin Powell told ABC News on Wednesday that he will not be going to the Democratic National Convention, disputing a suggestion made earlier in the day on the Fox News Channel by Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol.

"I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol's musings,? Powell told ABC News. ??I am not going to the convention. I have made this clear."

After telling ABC News by phone that he would not be going to the Democratic National Convention, Powell ended the conversation without entertaining any follow-up questions as to whether he would be crossing party lines to endorse Obama.

Citing unnamed people who have "talked directly to the Obama campaign," Kristol told the Fox News Channel on Wednesday that "Colin Powell will endorse Senator Obama and he may well give a speech to the Democratic convention explaining his endorsement of Obama."

When asked about Kristol's suggestion that Powell might attend the Democratic National Convention, former Reagan White House Chief of Staff and Powell confidante Ken Duberstein took a swipe at Kristol.

"Consider the source," said Duberstein, referring to Kristol who once served as a top aide to Vice President Dan Quayle. "He was the person who advertised himself as Dan Quayle's brain. Colin Powell has no plans to attend either convention."

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birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . Colin Powell to endorse Obama Colin Powell to endorse Obama Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, Weekly Standard Publisher Bill Kristol told FOX News exclusively on Thursday. ??He may well give a speech at the Democratic convention explaining his endorsement of Obama,? Kristol said, citing inside sources. An endorsement by Powell could go a long way to attracting moderates and wayward Republicans to the presumptive Democratic presidential Rating: 5