We all know that Senator Sam Brownback supports the overturning of Roe v. Wade and criminalization of abortion. In What’s the Matter With Kansas, Thomas Frank mentioned several times that many Conservatives don’t actually want Roe overturned. Abortion serves them well as an issue to inflame the base but would destroy moderate support [...]
You know BRAC, the Base Realignment and Closing commission. The giant political boondoggle that every year targets those not in the majority and pushes pork to the majority’s members. Brownback wants to have a similar system in place to review all federal programs. This can get a little complicated, so I’ll let [...]
In a discussion today with conservative bloggers, Senator Sam Brownback claimed that Senate Republicans are prepared to use the nuclear options should the Democrats mount a filibuster of Samuel Alito.
On Alito and filibusters: If Democrats go the route of filibustering Sam Alito, we’re going to go the route of changing the rule.
In case you missed [...]
Senator Sam Brownback was part of a group that yesterday unveiled their “Vehicle and Fuel Choices for American Security Act of 2005″. The Kansas City Star Explains:
Because two-thirds of the oil used in this country is used in transportation, the bill focuses on reducing oil consumption by changing the way Americans fuel their vehicles.
The [...]
Another day, another mention of Brownback in the Family Research Council’s newsletter. This time it is about a porn survey conducted by Morality in Media. With a name like that, I am sure they are completely non biased. In any case, here is what they found:
…three quarters of Americans want the Justice [...]
Never let it be said that I always disagree with Senator Sam Brownback. 98% of the time I think he is ignorant at best and maniacal at worst, but we agree on refusing military funerals for convicted killers. From the AP:
The Senate passed a bill Wednesday to keep BTK serial killer Dennis Rader [...]
Josh over at Thoughts from Kansas wrote this up before I had a chance, and rather than rewriting much the same information I would implore you to visit his post. The gist is that the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs has long been known as a hotbed of evangelical Christianity. There have [...]
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 [...]
In the New Jersey Governor’s election, Democrat John Corzine convincing trounced Doug Forrester in a race that was hailed by pundits as a possible sign of future republican electoral troubles. While this race was interesting on many levels, I think the most important landmark event was Democrat John Corzine’s usage of stem cell research [...]