I was fairly cynical this morning about the Powell endorsement of Obama. jennawaterford dug more deeply into it than I did, and points out this remark of Powell’s . “Not just small towns have values,” he said, responding to one of Palin’s signature lines. Good for him. Very good. ETA: My dad sends this analysis from Time along for further consideration. Originally published at jlake.com . You can comment here or there .