Brownback ends Campaign
Senator Brownback called it quits yesterday and officially ended the campaign. I think the Senator is a very principled man who would have made a great President and set the country on a path back to the values on which the country was founded. The amount of money that is needed to wage a national campaign is getting larger every election cycle. I fear that we are becoming a country where only the very wealthy have the chance to rise to the level of leadership in government. All of the remaining top tier candidates have basically been running and raising money for years, even though they have only been declared candidates since early this year.
Governor Huckabee seems to be the exception. He does not have the name recognition of Clinton, Romney or Giuliani but seems to be holding his own. I hope he is able to stick around long enough for people to get a better idea of where he stands.
The US Bishops are poised to release a statement concerning the involvement of Catholics in the political process. One of the key points that I am hearing is that it stresses issues such as the dignity of life and encourages Catholics to not become tied to closely to a particular party. I think that is a key issue to the diminishing clout of the “Catholic vote” It has come down to us being taken for granted as a voting block. There are those who are always going to vote for the Democrat and those who are always going to vote for the Republican.
I encourage everyone to asks the tough questions, let the candidates know what values are important to you and make them earn your vote.
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