Colin Powell is Wrong (with a Tribute to Edward Brooke)  General
Colin Powell is wrong. The Republican Party has no "identity"
problem with minorities, like first popularly elected black
Republican US Senator, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, among
others.  In a recent interview on NBC's "Meet the Press",
moderate Republican General Colin Powell, who served as
Secretary of State under George W. Bush, claimed that the
Republican Party has an ﻿"identity" problem. He then added that
the Republican Party looks down ﻿on minorities . "There is a
dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. They still
look down minorities."  In reality, Powell has an integrity and
information problem. The notion that the Republican Party is a
racist organization does not withstand any serious scrutiny.
Powell suggest that the Republican Party "take a very hard look
at itself." Perhaps the former general should take a long hard
look at the Republican Party's history.  Founded in Michigan in
1854, the Republican Party welcomed