Blogging Against Senator Sam Brownback Since March 2005
A dirty little secret of the republican party leadership is that many of them see Christian Conservatives as a distasteful, uneducated and uncouth constituency. The party leadership uses them during election season and then brushes them aside when it comes to making policy. The New York Times reports today that some Conservative Christian leaders are none too happy about this trend and are considering sitting out this fall’s midterm election:
“There is a growing feeling among conservatives that the only way to cure the problem is for Republicans to lose the Congressional elections this fall,” said Richard Viguerie, a conservative direct-mail pioneer.
“I can’t tell you how much anger there is at the Republican leadership,” Mr. Viguerie said. “I have never seen anything like it.”
What will the GOP leadership do? It’s anyone’s guess.
However, it is exactly this sort of anger and disaffection that Senator Sam Brownback is attempting to tap into for a presidential run in 2008. I may think Brownback is crazy and dangerous, but I have never doubted his religious convictions. Brownback is a true believer, and for better or worse, generally speaks his mind.
The Christian right could be looking for such a chosen son in 2008 if they are not sufficiently wooed by the GOP this cycle…
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Blogging Against Senator Sam Brownback Since March 2005
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May 19th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
By quoting the NY Times, you’re giving biased information. To use such a liberal paper to criticise a conservative politician is simply pointless. It is no surprise that the New York Times comes up with such statistics.
June 1st, 2006 at 10:59 am
Lynn Swann is the best choice for the governorship in Pennsylvania. His integrity can be seen in “White Male Privilege.” The United Kingdom Amazon has a synopsis of that situation.