Colin Powell, Venture Capitalist Colin Powell has joined Kleiner Perkins. And here, in best '80's Letterman-rip-off style, is the Top Five Reasons Powell Will Thrive at KP:

5. Has shown understanding of entrepreneur's dilemma that sometimes you have to do the wrong thing if that's what your backers want.
4. Thanks to role in Gulf War, knows how to get companies to "Blow Up Big"
3. Has already abandoned "Powell Doctrine" of overwhelming force to Rumsfeldian "Go to Market With the Product You Have"
2. Role as AOL board member in the '90s taught him when to hold them, when to fold them.
1. Knows from personal experience when someone is standing in front of Powerpoint and lying through their teeth.

OK, most of those were lame. But it's late.

Hey, maybe KP's new Govt Cred means Sergey and Larry will get a chance to run Admiral Poindexter's Total Information Awareness initiative.

Sergey & Larry v. Osama?

We can only dream...  ¶ 12:26 AM