The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

Iowa conservatives are warning GOP presidential hopefuls (including Senator Sam Brownback) to support the Alito nomination or face caucus consequences in 2008. From the Sioux City Journal:

“Please know that we have communicated with our constituents regarding this nomination and will continue to keep our statewide members informed of your stance on this important nomination”

“In your constitutional role of advising and consenting on the nomination, the undersigned organizations expect you to diligently review the nomination, conduct fair and respectful hearings and swiftly vote,” the letter said. “It is our hope that through this process you too will recognize Judge Alito’s impeccable qualifications and vote to confirm.”

One of the signatories of this letter was the Iowa Family Policy Center. Their President, Chuck Hurley, is a college and law school friend of Brownback. What does Hurley, a prominent and influential Iowa conservative, have to say about his classmate?

“I am 100 percent behind him personally, in terms of a presidential bid,” Hurley said. “My friendship and my confidence in Sam as a leader is what’s driving me personally. Professionally, I think he’d do a great job on our issues.”