Colin Powell to Endorse the Obamessiah?

The media is abuzz with the planned appearance by Colin Powell on Meet the Press this Sunday, and are breathlessly hoping for an endorsement of Obama:

Retired Gen. Colin Powell, once considered a potential running mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), now may endorse his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), according to Republican sources. But an air of mystery surrounds Powell’s planned live appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and no one is sure what he will say.

Powell’s unassailable national security credentials could sway voters who are vacillating about whether Obama is ready to be commander in chief, and his endorsement of the Illinois senator would make a national security emphasis by McCain in the election’s closing days extremely difficult.

I'm not sure an Obama endorsement would be as big a deal as the media wants it to be. Powell has moved decidely left since he departed the Bush Administration, largely due to his sensitivity to the criticism he received for his early stance on the war. Maybe he thinks he can save his personal credibility by endorsing The One.

Of course, nobody really knows who he's going to support until he announces it (if he ever does), and wouldn't it be something if he went on MTP and endorsed McCain? It's not out of the realm of possibility, and I'm afraid if he did Tom Brokaw would break down in tears right there on the set.