Powell: Obama failed to focus on what's 'most important'

[Weps]

(CNN) -- While saying he talks regularly with President Obama and his administration's officials, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that the nation's 44th president has overreached and lost focus in his first term -- and lost votes because of it.

Powell, a self-described moderate Republican who served as a top military, national security and diplomatic official under presidents ranging from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, said he did not regret backing the then-Illinois senator over Republican Sen. John McCain during the 2008 election campaign.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/16/colin.powell/index.html?npt=NP1

[NuclearMutant]

At least he's talking to Obama.  I heard his relationship with Bush wasn't the best.  Still, I guess I can understand Powell's point of view.  Obama did bite off a lot to chew.  Of course, he was handed a lot of messes as well.