CAMPAIGN ALERT-Powell endorses Obama

Gen. Colin Powell(Ret.) endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on “Meet the Press” Sunday.

Powell said of Obama, “I think he is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I’ll be voting for Senator Barack Obama.”

Powell also gave reasons as to why he didn’t condone of the tactics his friend, Sen. John McCain, was using in his campaign. He largely blamed the GOP for their “narrowing” of McCain’s campaign. “I think that’s inappropriate. I understand what politics is about — I know how you can go after one another, and that’s good. But I think this goes too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It’s not what the American people are looking for,” he said.

Not only are the tactics concerning Powell, but also his nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

“I don’t believe [Palin] is ready to be president of the United States,” he said. Along with that statement, Powell said that Sen. Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate,“is ready to be president on day one.”