So I stole the headline from the McClatchy lead in this good story about Brownback’s Buddy, anti-condom Tom Monaghan. I previously mentioned his Ave Maria boondoggle down in the Florida Swamps, but this piece is a good catch-up for those not in the know.
The challenge still stands! Who will be the first reporter [...]
During a speech to a conservative Christian radio group, Brownback told them:
“We win when we engage,” he told more than 800 people attending the Bott Radio Network’s annual Christmas party. “We lose when we sit back.”
The Bott network offers Christian programming on 39 radio station across the United States, including the Kansas City area.
Brownback, a [...]
In a post on the KC Buzz Blog, Dave Helling mentioned the following from a Brownback press conference:
Brownback says as his name recognition grows, so will fundraising for his campaign. December isn’t a good month to raise money, he told reporters.
In other words, Senator Sam Brownback’s end of the year fundraising report is going [...]
It seems being fellow Kansans doesn’t count for much when it comes to running for president. Robert Novak reports in his latest column:
Invitations to Tuesday’s [McCain] event were sent by Trent Lott, the newly elected Senate minority whip. Over coffee, Lott and Sen. Pat Roberts pushed McCain, though neither previously was seen as a [...]
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 [...]
In presidential politics, the term “Whale” refers to the biggest of the big donors. Since they are limited by campaign finance laws from giving more than $2100 to a candidate, they bundle their donation with those of their rich friends. On the republican side, President Bush named these fundraisers pioneers ($100,000) and rangers($200,000).
The [...]
Appearing on Fox News, Senator Sam Brownback seemed to be fed up with the pace of the war in Iraq:
BROWNBACK: And we’ve invested nearly 3,000 American lives, precious lives to each and every one of us in this country. I — I think the American public has been pretty patient. And I think we’ve been [...]
According to the AP:
On another issue sure to be central to his would-be campaign, Brownback said the country is finally serious about taking the steps to reduce its dependence on foreign oil.
As part of a broader energy plan, the senator said he would be willing to consider changing his position on fuel economy standards to [...]
In a dramatic departure from the rank and file GOP talking points on Iraq, Senator Sam Brownback is advocating a partitioning of Iraq by religious lines in order to quell the never-ending violence that is plaguing the country. The AP reports:
“We are not willing to impose a military solution in Iraq. The Iraqis, I [...]