This week's White House hopefull profile is Republican Kansas Senator Sam Brownback. Brownback began his political career in 1986, when he became the Kansas secretary of Agriculture where he served until 1993. In 1994 Brownback was elected to the US House of Representatives where he served until he won a special election to take the Senate seat of the retiring Bob Dole. In the Senate Brownback serves on the Judiciary Commitee and the Appropriations Committee. Brownback converted to Catholicism after belonging to an evangelical church.
Political positions:
Agriculture-Increase development of bio-fules and ethanol.
Culture-Fine media outlets which promote violent and indecent programing.
Education-Pro-vouchers
Gun control-Pro-gun rights
Gay marriage-Against marriage and civil unions.
Rural America-Create a new Homstead Act to revitalize Rural America.
UN-Reduce size of UN.
Church and State- Reduce the seperation of Curch and State
Taxes-Keep Bush tax cuts and simplify tax code by introducing a flat-tax.
Abortion-Against Roe v. Wade.
Evolution-Supports the teaching of intelligent design.
Capital Punishment-Reduce use of Death Penalty.
Iraq-Against Surge.
Stem Cell-Against embrionic reserch
I am impressed that Brownback more than many other politicians seems to deeply believe in his political possitions, and is not just pandering for his own gain, however he stands to the right of the current Republican leaders and would be too conservative for me to support in the general. Brownback's campaine seems to be floundering, since he has gained almost no ground since entering the race and unless he can unite the right behind him and not Romney or any of the other Republican hopefulls who are looking to be the candidate of the right, Brownback is going nowhere.
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