https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/10/18/who-will-colin-powell-endorse-for-president/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:27:42 -0400<![CDATA[Open thread. But first, some background reading material may be of assistance in getting the discussion going. Powell is McCain&#8217;s friend, but his professional interests suggest that his choice may be a tough one. A reader notes that Colin Powell is a &#8220;Strategic Limited Partner&#8221; at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, one of the best performing venture capital firms in history, having sponsored Google, and Apple, among others. Kleiner has made huge pushes into &#8216;clean technology&#8217; of late &#8212; over the past 3-4 years. They have even raised an all clean-tech fund. Al Gore is also a special partner.&#8221; An Obama victory would put Kleiner in a strong commercial position. But on the other hand, John McCain himself has often talked about the need to stop climate change. So it is not at all clear that Kleiner wouldn&#8217;t benefit under a McCain administration as well.]]>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:31:48 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/10/18/who-will-colin-powell-endorse-for-president-n186272