Colin Powell's Press

As a coffee-lover newly fascinated with the French Press, the findings of a recently released University of Florida study swirls the cream in my cup.

Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease.

The study- which was carried out on mice who were exhibiting signs of dementia- also showed that caffeine helped slow the production of the protein plaques which show up in people who develop the disease.

The study did not address convenient memory, such as those spun by former secretary of state Colin Powell during an interview this past weekend with CNN's John King.

Professing to still believe in limited government and limited taxes, Mr. Powell--lambasted by the GOP for his endorsement of then-candidate Barack Obama-- suggested dropping such "slogans" in exchange for a "...government that works."

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"Keep it as small as possible. Keep the tax burden on the American people as small as possible, but at the same time, have government that is solving the problems of the people.”

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"And I never would have believed that we would have budgets that are running into the multi-trillions of dollars, and we are amassing a huge, huge national debt that, if we don’t pay for in our lifetime, our kids and grandkids and great grandchildren will have to pay for it."

Hmm.

If my memory serves me correctly, Mr. Powell's recollection of the facts is a bit of a selective trip down Fiscal Memory Lane.

Time for that fifth cup of coffee, sir.