tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46926113061753215872024-03-13T11:25:39.706-07:00Sam Brownback 2008Independent News and CommentaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-54263058026199854492007-02-18T06:31:00.000-08:002007-02-18T06:40:14.063-08:00Sam Brownback and South Carolina<span style="color:#000066;">The following article appeared this morning in South Carolina newspaper, The State. There is a serious void in social conservatism from the front runners, Giuliani and McCain, and the third favorite, Mitt Romney has a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">questionable</span> record on these issues. There is perhaps room for another leader to emerge, and it is here that Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brownback</span> and Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Huckabee</span> may make a play.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>By LISA <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MICHALS</span> 2/18/2007</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Three weeks ago, an estimated 350 Republican Party activists attended a luncheon in Columbia for GOP presidential hopeful Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Brownback</span>. Many came out of curiosity.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The U.S. senator from Kansas, viewed as an “ideologue,” is considered by many the leading “Christian right” candidate in the race.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Brownback</span> certainly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">didn</span>’t disappoint his audience, made up mostly of religious conservatives. Members punctuated the air with shouts of “amen” and “praise the Lord.” It sounded more like a revival service than a political gathering.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Many conservatives and religious leaders view <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Brownback</span> as a serious candidate to succeed President George W. Bush.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Whether <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Brownback</span> does, there’s little doubt he will become a major figure in U.S. public life and an increasingly critical player in its governing coalitions.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#660000;"><a href="http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/special_packages/election2004/16723686.htm">More...</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-39105914010982421932007-02-18T06:25:00.000-08:002007-02-18T06:28:27.460-08:00Major Tour for Sam Brownback<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brownback</span> is making a major campaign tour of America, visiting 8 states in 7 days.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">On Friday, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brownback</span> was in Iowa and Nebraska before heading back to Washington DC for Senate Iraq resolution vote yesterday. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Last night he was in Florida and this week will head to Ohio, Kentucky, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mississippi</span>, Arizona and California. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Brownback</span> will end his tour in Iowa next Saturday.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-47051523500636602462007-02-13T18:36:00.000-08:002007-02-13T18:44:35.746-08:00Brownback Says Romney is Misleading<span style="color:#000066;">The campaign for Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brownback</span> has issued a statement that accuses Mitt Romney of being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">misleading</span> regarding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Brownback's</span> stance on abortion.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Romney's camp suggested that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Brownback</span> had once been pro-choice, but had changed once elected to office, and that is when he had a conversion.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Brownback</span> campaign has hit back, saying that Mitt Romney has had 3 different positions on abortion. According to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Brownback's</span> campaign manager, Rob <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Wasinger</span>, "Mitt Romney's flip flops are enough to make John Kerry blush" and said it was absurd that Romney was comparing himself to Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Brownback</span>. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Brownback</span> campaign maintains that he has always been pro-life.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Mitt Romney today officially announced that he will be seeking the Republican nomination for President.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-60114607925495115112007-02-11T07:49:00.000-08:002007-02-08T23:33:00.297-08:00Brownback in Michigan<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brownback</span> was in Michigan yesterday to address the annual GOP convention.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brownback</span> gave his address to over 3000 party activists who had gathered to hear some of the potential Republican nominees for President.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Mitt Romney also spoke at the convention yesterday.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-47191647874980935372007-02-07T07:50:00.000-08:002007-02-07T07:54:04.600-08:00Brownback Confirms No Abortion<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> was in Colombia, South Carolina late last week, and confirmed that he would be pushing for an end to abortion.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> was speaking to a crowd of about 200 people. He also said that he supports a ban on gay marriage, and would like to provide tax credits that encourages traditional marriage.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">South Carolina is a key state for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span>, and he will be looking for support from social conservatives there.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> thus far would be considered the most conservative of the announced GOP candidates on life issues.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-88979340990544560892007-02-07T07:45:00.000-08:002007-02-07T07:47:22.089-08:00Michigan GOP Convention for Brownback<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> will join some of the other Republican nominee hopefuls this weekend and will address the Michigan GOP convention.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> is scheduled to speak on Saturday.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-52281653493003894652007-01-30T21:42:00.000-08:002007-01-31T11:49:52.749-08:00Brownback in Iowa<span style="color:#000099;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> was in Cedar Rapids Iowa today, his first stop on a week long <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">multi-</span>state tour. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> will also be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">campaigning</span> this week in Michigan, Florida and South Carolina.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> said that he would like to focus his campaign on issues that people can agree on, like climate change, poverty and human <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">trafficking</span>.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">He also continued his call to find a diplomatic solution to the problem in Iraq. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback's</span> position on Iraq is in stark contrast to the front runners, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney who are behind the President's escalation plans.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-24328679068082217182007-01-29T23:58:00.000-08:002007-01-30T21:41:43.299-08:00Brownback on Fox News Sunday<span style="color:#000099;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> appeared yesterday on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, where he confirmed his opposition to the escalation in Iraq and his pro-life stance.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> said that he will be supporting the Warner resolution in the Senate this week and stated "we've got to start getting people pulling together here, Republicans and Democrats, because you can't run a war with one party for it and one party against it."</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Questioned on some of his previous stances on social conservative issues which were unclear, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> asked that he be judged on his record. He said that he has voted 100% of the time for pro-life positions.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">This is in contrast to Mitt Romney, who <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> said that "At times he's stated that he's pro-life, and at times he's stated differently."</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Read the transcript <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,247842,00.html"><span style="color:#660000;">here.</span></a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-70622154407174917702007-01-25T06:49:00.000-08:002007-01-25T07:30:02.031-08:00No New Taxes - Brownback<span style="color:#000099;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, and will not support any new taxes.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> said that "I want to say early and often that I do not and will not support tax increases."</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> supports a fairer and flatter tax system to protect families and businesses.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-89981213152378608972007-01-21T18:44:00.001-08:002007-01-25T07:26:01.204-08:00Brownback Is Running For President<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> of Kansas yesterday officially declared that he would be seeking the Republican nomination for President.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The announcement by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> was overshadowed in the media by the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">announcement</span> by Hillary Clinton. But <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback's</span> pitch was to a different audience.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">As a social conservative <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> has no equal in the Republican Party. He is pledging to restore Families and culture. His statement is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">unequivocal</span> on what he stands for.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">"We need to revitalize marriage, support the formation of families, and encourage a culture of commitment. We need a culture that encourages what is right and discourages what is wrong—and has the wisdom to understand the difference."</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> is Catholic, and while that might not be the most attractive option for many of the social conservative base of the GOP, it is miles ahead of Mitt Romney. Romney is Mormon, and his positions on abortion and gay rights have previously been extremely liberal. Only in recent times has he changed his views.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">And given that the leading candidates thus far in McCain and Giuliani are moderate, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> may well be the candidate of choice among many in the party. So while he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">doesn't</span> rate in the polls thus far, expect his figures to shoot up in the near future.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-82329794931431610872007-01-20T09:26:00.001-08:002007-01-25T06:51:25.160-08:00Brownback to Announce Today<span style="color:#000066;">As scheduled, Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> will be announcing today that he will be running for the Republican nomination for President.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> will be in his home state of Kansas for the announcement. He set up an exploratory <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">committee</span> in December.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-24433330567968270472007-01-16T09:53:00.000-08:002007-01-16T09:58:42.646-08:00Farmer Brownback?<span style="color:#000066;">All Sam Brownback wanted to be when he grew up, was a farmer, or so his mother says.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The </span><a href="http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jan/15/farmer_president/"><span style="color:#660000;">Lawrence Journal News</span></a><span style="color:#000066;"> in Kansas is reporting that Brownback was a good kid who never got into trouble, and was a do gooder who just wanted to please.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Now Sam Brownback is running for President, something his mother didnt expect when he was "...just a lad running tractors and watering hogs on the family farm outside Parker..."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-49051691099322046732007-01-13T05:27:00.000-08:002007-01-13T09:14:29.576-08:00Brownback opposes Bush Iraq plan<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> has joined other senior Republicans like Chuck <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Hagel</span></span> in speaking out against the President Bush plan to send more US troops to Iraq.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> who was previously a strong supporter of Bush's plan in Iraq, issued a </span><a href="http://brownback.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=267419"><span style="color:#660000;">statement</span></a><span style="color:#000066;"> on the new plan. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> said that he does not believe that more troops are the answer, but rather a political solution needs to be found.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> is currently in Iraq, and has met with the Iraqi Prime Minister as well as US Generals Casey and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Odierno</span></span> and US Ambassador <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Khalilzad</span></span>.<br /><br />He will be following up this visit with a trip to Ethiopia where he will be looking at issues like the situation in Somalia and Sudan. This is at least his second visit to Africa in just over 12 months, having conducted a fact finding mission to the Congo, Rwanda and Kenya in December 2005. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span></span> tour will also take in Afghanistan and Pakistan where he will be having a first hand look at the war on terror.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback's</span> credentials on foreign relations will certainly be enhanced by his extensive travels. And what better place to be than in Iraq, talking to the Prime Minister and Generals, right at the time that Bush announced his new plan.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692611306175321587.post-89176619562222904712007-01-06T09:44:00.000-08:002007-01-15T08:12:18.119-08:00Brownback to Announce his run Jan 20<span style="color:#000066;">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span>, Republican Senator from Kansas, is set to announce his run for the Presidency in his home state on January 20. This <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">announcement</span> will come just 6 weeks after he launched a Exploratory Committee in December.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> is serving his second term as a Senator, having served briefly in the House between 1994 and 1996. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">As a strong social conservative, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> will be running heavily on family values, having declared that the institutions of the "...family and the culture—are under withering attack.". </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> has a solid record on important social issues that will appeal to the c<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">onservative</span>, or religious right of the Republican party, opposing all forms of abortion and banning same sex marriage. Although he has little recognition outside of Kansas, he does have the opportunity to capture this conservative vote in the nomination process.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> completes the package by being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">economically</span> conservative, and just days ago signed the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge", alongside another possible candidate Mitt Romney.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Although he is an outsider, in this race, anything is possible, particularly if the conservative wing of the Republicans give <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Brownback</span> their support.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com