Powell story gets more interesting - other cabinet secretaries ARE speaking at GOP convention, while Powell won't even be attending

It seems the Washington Post screwed up again. I'd noted earlier that the Washington Post said Colin Powell wouldn't be speaking or attending the upcoming GOP Convention in NYC. The Post tried to downplay Powell's non-attendance by claiming - we now find out falsely - that Cabinet secretaries don't attend political conventions. Wrong.

Kos points out that Lamar Alexander attended the 92 GOP Convention, and that Education Secretary Paige is speaking at the upcoming NYC convention.

That means that not only is the Washington Post AGAIN NOT CHECKING THEIR FACTS IN A WAY THAT ALWAYS HELPS BUSH, but also that Powell's non-appearance at the convention is VERY MUCH a slight against the president. It's clear that Powell's people let slip to the Post that Powell wasn't going, and it's also clear that Powell is trying to clean up his now-sullied legacy in the waning months of this administration.