1.0 link 135968 <![CDATA[Some Conservatives See Race In Powell's Obama Endorsement]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/19/limbaugh-george-will-powe_n_135968.html Colin Powell's decision to endorse Barack Obama has sparked a mini-debate of sorts over both the significance of the endorsement itself and the role that race has and will play during this campaign.

In the immediate aftermath of his appearance on Meet The Press, several prominent GOP officials - ranging from the established to the extreme - defined the announcement more by skin color than ideology.

The most crass interpretation came from talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, who wrote the

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