Even if Gen. Colin Powell lied to us about Iraq, his sense of American identity and what it represents is strong as ever... Here, he is talking about the smearing tactic of painting Sen. Obama as belonging to the Muslim faith...

Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim. He’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no. That’s not America. Is something wrong with some 7-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?”