The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

So it turns out that Mitt Romney, back in the 1990’s, thought gays and lesbians were people entitled to rights and representation. While that doesn’t sound like a big deal to mainstream America, the extemists that make up the republican presidential primary are less than pleased.

Yesterday in Iowa, Senator Sam Brownback was asked about Romney’s one time support of gay rights. He punted the question:

Asked if favoring gay rights would doom a candidate in the GOP primary season, Brownback said: “I don’t know about that. I mean, where are you on taxes? The base of the party is issue-oriented and issue-driven, so those are significant things.”

Brownback said it’s far too early to dismiss candidates because of their views on volatile issues such as gay rights.

“We are way, way early in this process, so I wouldn’t rule anybody out or in at this point in time,” said Brownback.

Sure, this fits with the “compassionate” bit that Brownback is trying to play, but he has to attack, attack, attack if he hopes to have any chance at the nomination. Brownback needs to rile his backwards, extremist and bigoted voters into a frenzy of delusion that he could ever become President.

Ducking out of a chance to criticize another candidate who holds more liberal views is no way to stage a come-from-behind victory.