Grading slightly higher than Joe Biden, but still at a C, is Sam Brownback, Republican senator from Kansas. Before the Democrats that read this blog have an embolism because they think I have lost my mind, consider these points. Senator Brownback:1. was vehemently against President Bush's NSA wiretaps program, citing "big government" interference in the lives of ordinary citizens.
2. is against capital punishment because he finds that it is incongruent with "the culture of life."
3. is against the troop surge in Iraq. He said, "We cannot fight a war with the support of only one political party. And it does mean that the parties in Iraq--Sunni, Shi’a and Kurds--must get to a political agreement, to a political equilibrium."
4. worked with Senator Ted Kennedy (!) to enact stricter border regulations.
5. with Congressman John Lewis to help win placement of the African American Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
6. supports stem cell research.
7. and, last (and most important), visited refugee camps in Sudan in 2004 and returned to write a resolution labeling the Darfur conflict as genocide, and has been active on attempting to increase U.S. efforts to resolve the situation. He is an endorser of the Genocide Intervention Network, which called him a "champion of Darfur" in its Darfur scorecard, primarily for his early advocacy of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act.
What the??!! Is this man a Democrat in sheep's clothing? No, because he still is pro-life ("Roe vs. Wade was a holocaust"), very against gay marriage, and thinks that Christianity should be taught in every school everywhere.
Yet, Senator Brownback gives me hope that Christian Conservatives, like himself, are beginning to see the hypocrisy of their ways. If you are going to be pro-life, you gotta be pro-life all the way. He is what many are calling the "New Evangelical." He, like Reverend Boyd, talk about the work of Christ being humble, seeking to eliminate poverty and spread the word of God through peaceful means, not the end of a gun barrel.
Sam Brownback may not fall in line with everything I believe in but he is making serious effort in areas that need attention. For that he gets a slightly higher C (I don't want to get into the plus or minus thing) than Joe Biden.
Monday: Presidential Profiles Short Takes (aka why aren't THESE people being profiled?)
3 comments:
Eck! Brownback believes in intelligent design, Mark. And you call yourself a teacher? Any good thing he has done is minor compared to this stupidity.
His Christian stances are about the only good thing I could say about this weenie. He “is” a donkey in elephant clothing.
…all huff and no puff. I’m sure the multitudes dying in Darfur will appreciate that there’s a champion fighting to win some meaningless resolution for them. Now, when someone actually stops pontificating and actually defends these poor people, that will indeed be something.
Grade: D
Mark, have you lost your mind?
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