It's not necessarily a disqualifier…

…but it's not very reassuring, either.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has sought out former Secretary of State Colin Powell for advice on foreign policy matters.

Anybody remember what happened the last time Democratic Senators listened to the retired Bush family toady?

He fell on his own damn sword, and there's no reason for a Democrat to pull it out and dress the wound by dressing up Powell's execrable record as a liar and fixer for his military and political bosses.