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America May “Rock,” But Samnesty Is Singing The Blues

Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas conservative who struggled to raise money and gain recognition in the 2008 presidential campaign, will drop out on Friday, people close to him said Thursday. Money was a main reason for his decision, said one person close to Brownback who requested anonymity because the candidate had not yet announced […]

Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas conservative who struggled to raise money and gain recognition in the 2008 presidential campaign, will drop out on Friday, people close to him said Thursday.

Money was a main reason for his decision, said one person close to Brownback who requested anonymity because the candidate had not yet announced his plans. Brownback is expected to announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kan. ~AP

I have to say that I will miss having Brownback to kick around.  He gave us so much–corny Oz jokes, wooden performances in the debates, waffling about his views on the “surge,” his late discovery of deeply principled objections to amnesty, a bad plan for Iraq’s “soft partition” and that syrupy, goopy “compassionate conservatism” that made him strangely unpopular in his own backyard.  He took an early lead in the crucial Biden primary, but somehow couldn’t translate this into a source of fundraising.  He talked about ethanol with feeling as someone who has voted for such subsidies again and again, but this did not win over the Iowan crowds.  In many respects, Brownback resembles Santorum, as I have said before, but where Santorum has gone crazy Brownback was always just a little goofy.  He’ll probably make a decent governor in Topeka when the time comes.  So long, Samnesty.

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