Brownback is bowing out of the Senate and it would seem like a good thing since he is such a lousy Senator. But actually he has opened the way for such slime balls as Rep. Todd Tiahrt.
According to The Wichita Eagle:
Dec. 19, 2008
“Brownback to bow out of
Republican
Associated Press
Brownback made his announcement at the Statehouse, saying he owed it to Kansans to keep his word and retire more than keeping seniority in the Senate.
"This is something that I need to do," he said. "I would lose a lot more and the people of
Brownback was elected to the Senate in 1996 to fill the unexpired term of Sen. Bob Dole, who resigned to be the GOP nominee for president. Brownback then won full, six-year terms in 1998 and 2004.
"I love doing this," he said. "Your word is your bond. Once you give it, you stand by it."
It is widely expected that Brownback, 52, will return to
Brownback ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, dropping out early in the race and supporting eventual nominee John McCain.
Democrats hold the majority in the Senate with at least 57 seats to 41 Republicans. Two Independents also align themselves with Democrats. The Minnesota Senate race is still to be decided.
Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt, both Kansas Republicans, have expressed interest in giving up their House seats and running for Brownback's Senate seat in 2010. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has been mentioned as a possible Democratic challenger.”
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For Tiahrt this would mean a bigger trough to slop out of. He sells off his votes, takes his family to
He grandstands for jobs in
The last thing we need it Tiahrt at the Senate trough.
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