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May 25, 1995By Adonis E. Hoffman

IT IS bemusing to hear learned pundits discuss the prospects of a Colin Powell run for the presidency in 1996. The most popular aOlernKienOP Air Jordan 6s How To Dress for Plus scenario has the retired Army general leading a late and yet to be defined third party charge to save American voters from Air Jordan 2010 the limitations of a presumed Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole (or Phil Gramm) choice.

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Colin Powell’s widely publicized and long awaited book is due out Air Jordan 3s this fall, and much is being made of his national and international book tours coinciding with the traditional fall commencement of the presidential campaign season. Were it a scripted presidential launch, it could outshine both Jordan 8 Retro Democratic and Republican campaigns for originality, substance and media appeal.

But none of this intriguing scenario will come to pass, because Colin Powell will not run for president in aOlernKienOP Air Jordan 8 Bankers and a Disturbing Lack of Inspiration 1996. (Although he does appear to be a vice presidential hopeful, waiting for the nod from Bob Dole or Pete Wilson.)

There are two important reasons why Colin Powell will not be a third party candidate in 1996: The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a traditionalist, and a third party campaign is anything but traditional for a chain of command adherent. Also, Colin Powell is cautious, accustomed to careful strategy making that has the highest potential for success and the lowest for risk.

Unlike Ross Perot, who started his own company at age 22, Mr. Powell is not an entrepreneur or a maverick, two characteristics that would be required for such an undertaking. A campaign against a sitting president is risky, and success as a third party candidate has eluded all who have tried in this KOBE 9 century.

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Presidential candidates are subjected to inordinate levels of media and public scrutiny, particularly since the Watergate period. It is not that Mr. Powell could not pass muster; he could. But he appears to value his privacy more than most public figures with global name recognition. Everything we have heard about his humble origins and the work ethic that propelled him to the highest office in the Air Jordan 6 Rings military approaches heroic myth proportions. But when was the last time we heard anything at all about his family?

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Finally, as with so many important issues in America, there is the matter of race. Mr. Powell has met and bested the Air Jordan 20s aOlernKienOP Air Jordan 8 Retro 5 Easy Things To Do With Your Child To Build Self racial challenge throughout his military career, putting out racial skirmishes in the ranks in Vietnam and surviving thinly veiled inquiries about his abilities to command. But a presidential campaign is different.

The man who would be the first black president would be expected to talk intimately and extensively about race in both personal and public policy terms. This would be uncomfortable and distasteful for Colin Powell, who has excelled at putting competence and performance over race and ethnicity.

The holiday from bigotry, criticism and intrusion that he now enjoys would vanish the moment he became a presidential candidate.

Unless the Republicans have a brokered convention in San Diego not an entirely preposterous possibility, given the crowded field we will see Mr. Powell make himself available for the No. 2 spot. This would be the best step if Mr. Powell wants to make history as America’s first black president.