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Looks like Sam Brownback has realized he’s not going to be President. He’s dropping out of the race. He never had a shot anyway. Some might say he never had a shot because of supporting the Amnesty Bill. I don’t buy that. He didn’t have a shot because he had no name recognition or any noteworthy record of accomplishment. Honestly, did anyone ever really see him as having a chance at being President, or if you did, of actually being the President? Me neither.
Additionally, he notes that he can’t think of
anything or any issue that he championed that forced the other candidates to address.
Me? I never really gave much thought to him at all lately till I read Skip’s post looking to give him the ‘ole heave-ho. When I learned that he was looking to make a push for the federal government to apologize for…
SLAVERY,
well, let’s just say that’s when he "lost" me– not that he ever "had" me, mind you. Can you believe this guy? This is what he was offering just mere days ago in his bid to add life to his campaign, according to the Boston Globe:
Senator Sam Brownback, a Republican trying to inject new life into his beleaguered presidential campaign, plans to offer a resolution this week for Congress to apologize for slavery and segregation.
Brownback, of Kansas, told The Boston Globe’s editorial board yesterday he will join an unnamed Democrat in sponsoring the proposal. He said he expects a tough fight on the resolution, even though it will not include any call for reparations.They were federal policies," he said. "They were wrong. The only way for us to move forward . . . is at the end of day acknowledging those, taking ownership for it, and asking for forgiveness."
Er, message to Mr. Brownback: We fought a war that ended slavery, sir. Over 600,000 souls died to help put an end to the repugnant practice.
For him to bring this issue forward as somehow being relevant and important in this presidential cycle shows the extent of the delusion that was the Brownback campaign…