NYTimes provide gratuitous moral support for Powell

The New York Times apparently thinks Colin Powell is the great liberal hope and that he desperately needs their encouragement to "stand his ground." Not only is this wishful thinking, but fairly condescending to Secretary Powell, whose conflicts with Rumsfeld and Cheney, I think, get far more attention then they merit. Just read this silly excerpt:

The administration, and the nation, would be better served if Mr. Powell's views prevailed more often. The time has come when he should not be so accommodating. He might even throw a tantrum or two.

Please! Does the NYTimes really feel that the path to virtue is to be found with the abandonment of decorum? This editorial, meant as a patronizing shot in the arm, is merely an insult and probably does Powell more harm than help by portraying him as weak.