"I think the party has to take a hard look at itself," Powell said in the interview, which was taped Wednesday. "There is nothing wrong with being conservative. There is nothing wrong with having socially conservative views — I don't object to that. But if the party wants to have a future in this country, it has to face some realities. In another 20 years, the majority inthis country will be the minority."
"Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?" Powell asked. "Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?"
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"It is odd when a man who votes for Barack Obama and is constantly lecturing Republicans insists he remains a Republican. Perhaps that is so his criticisms will gain greater currency.
"Beyond that, I rather doubt Colin Powell’s bid for (non-coercive) censorship will be taken seriously by any of Rush’s listeners — a category that has apparently doesn’t included Mr. Powell, whose comments evince an ignorance of Rush’s program. Let’s just say Limbaugh is a more popular figure in the GOP than Mr. Powell. And in fact Rush has done more (hard) work to advance conservatism than Powell, who is constantly trying to undermine it.
"Finally, Powell gives away the game when he downplays the importance of 'principles and dogma.' In fact, it is precisely an appeal to principles that makes a political party a force for good in the life of a nation. If we downplay the role of principles, politics gets reduced to a power game and appeals to sentiment and theatrics."
- Peter Wehner, National Review
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