If Sam Brownback comes in fourth in the Iowa caucuses, he will view that as reason to continue. But as the Kansas City Star’s Steve Kraske notes, the caucuses’ history argues otherwise: “No one finishing out of the top three has ever gone on to win the presidency.”
Besides, voices as disparate as Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton agreed over the weekend that if the GOP has a dark horse, it’s not Brownback but Mike Huckabee.
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Brownback’s got God!
So if God told him to run and is destine him to the Presidency, does that make Sam wrong or God?
Mind the pic folks.
He’s got nothing in his hand and he isn’t looking at you.
Ah but the fingers are spread wide. He wants you to give him something. Something very big.
I know I don’t have to tell you but? Don’t.
This pic begs for photo shop.
Maybe put a human heart in his hand and a trickle of blood from his lips.
“Don’t mistake my dour expression. I’m always that way. I find you very arousing. Come please and sit on my hand.”
Perhaps god’s senator just isnt destined to be god’s president?
Oh well, like we say here. At least when he is on the road campaigning he isnt causing grief for kansans in D.C.!
Sam the Scam is gonna stay in the race long enough for federal funding to replenish his campaign warchest.
The only “god” in play at this point of his political career is the taxpayers’ dollars.
“The only “god” in play at this point of his political career is the taxpayers’ dollars.”
Well then, I guess he succeeded in achieving his self announced ambition to be god’s senator.
Can he quit now?
Republicans will be shocked when they find out that God was around a few years before the GOP was ever dreamed up. Somehow, they think that God is “on their side”. I wonder when exactly it was that God declared a political party?
Heheh. Where is Sol when we need him. Huckabee as the dark horse?
Uh did anyone happen to notice this week that RON PAUL raised more money this quarter than Huckabee?
hee hee heeeh. And the MSM wont even give Ron the benefit of being called THE dark horse?
hehehehehe. Dont feel bad Sol. Dennis gets the same treatment on the Democrat side…
I find it funny that God’s senator gets beaten fairly consistently in the polls by that political juggernaut known as “margin of error”. The fundie train has quit running and yet Sam is still begging for his ride.
But as long as Sam Brownback is in the GOP presidential group, then he is keeping the late night comedians rich in material.
Anyone know what the election law says about collecting funds for one campaign and then using it in another?
For instance, Brownback running for President and doesn’t succeed. Can he use the fund when he’s running for a Senate seat?
If he can, then maybe Brownback is smarter than we give him credit for.
THIRD PARTY!
RUN, SAM, RUN!
Interesting question, Kansas, one to which I do not have the answer. Off the top of my head, I think those funds (at least from private donations) might be transferable as you suggest.
“For instance, Brownback running for President and doesn’t succeed. Can he use the fund when he’s running for a Senate seat?
If he can, then maybe Brownback is smarter than we give him credit for.”————————–
How does that kind of smart play into qualities like honesty, fiscal responsibility of taxpayer funds, being trustworthy?
I’ve had more than enough of LACK OF honesty, trust and fiscal responsibility from the current bunch! We can do better!
I don’t know lindainks55. Perhaps it was always a goal for Brownback to run for President and that the honor of doing such of thing was the only goal.
Kansas you have as much of a chance of getting the Republican nomination that Brownback does. I agree with your earlier speculation that if he can transfer the funds to his senate campaign that might be the only reason he would be staying in the race. All the while not doing his senate job, and like some here, I do have mixed feelings about that.
Sadly, if Sammy doesn’t run, he will return to Kansas during his recess. Keep running Sam – keep running!
For instance, Brownback running for President and doesn’t succeed. Can he use the fund when he’s running for a Senate seat?
If he can, then maybe Brownback is smarter than we give him credit for.
Posted by: Kansas |
No, this is called another corrupt politician that will do anything to keep his power. The man is not smart so let’s not give him anything he is not due.
I take that back – the only smart thing he did was to marry his wealthy wife.
Yes, “Kansas,”
Sam the Scam’s unspent presidential funds can be shifted to other purposes. Usually to a Political Action Committee (which later can be donated to his re-election campaign in 2010 (the year he’s already on record as saying he will retire from the Senate.
That’s why I posited that Sam will stay in the race until the federal matching funds are distributed (January, 2008, as I recall).
It’s a pretty tidy set-up the congresscritters made for themselves. For example, back when the Kansas congressional delegation was cut from 5 to four disctricts, 5th District congressman Bob Whittaker retired and took all of his campaign donations with him. His PAC is tax protected by a lot of arcane IRS and campaign finance laws, but the bottom line is you can pay the administrator of the PAC as much as you want. Whittaker named himself adminitrator and his salary.