Brownback To Endorse Giuliani? I Don’t Think So

There’s a disturbing bit of speculation in The Hill today that should probably be taken with a grain of salt, or perhaps a pillar of salt and some strong antacids. Ever since Sam Brownback, the principled conservative Republican, gave up his bid for the GOP nomination late last week, political spectators and pundits alike have been wondering aloud which of the remaining candidates, if any, the distinguished Senator would endorse.

Sam has already stated quite clearly in the last debate that, unlike Ron Paul the spoiler, he would be willing to endorse the eventual nominee. He clarified then and reiterated later that he would not support a pro-abortion candidate, saying confidently that the GOP nominee would absolutely be pro-life. That was very reassuring. And when asked about Rudy Giuliani, Brownback stated he would not be the nominee because “He’s not pro-life.”

Back to the article in The Hill. It makes the claim that Sam Brownback is giving consideration to who he is going to endorse. Perhaps an endorsement is close at hand. He has reached out to other candidates in an effort to clarify in his mind who to support. Here’s where it gets worrisome.

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is considering endorsing Rudy Giuliani for the GOP presidential nomination and will meet with him Thursday in Washington to hear his views on abortion.

That’s already been made very clear, he’s pro. As in pro-abortion. What more is there to hear? Perhaps the Senator is just being courteous to avoid embarrassing the former New York mayor in the press. Sam is just that kind of guy, generous to and thoughtful of others.

Forbes Rates Brownback, Highly

Forbes magazine has published a profile of our man Sam and gives him a big thumbs up. They rated all the Presidential candidates on how conservative or liberal they are in five categories. You can see their results here. Of the GOP candidates, Huckabee, considered by many as the social conservative alternative to Sam Brownback, was deemed the most liberal. The man from Hope hasn’t got a prayer. Eye on 08 has an ordered list.

Although Forbes came to the conclusion that Fred! and McCain are more to the right on foreign trade, Sam Brownback comes out looking pretty good. And unlike Sam, neither Thompson nor McCain bothered to participated in the Forbes survey. They had to construct their data based on “material from the candidate’s public statements, news reports, voting record, Web site and other sources.” So that’s a couple of debates and a survey that the “frontrunners” have balked at. Typical.

In fact, the only other GOP candidate who actually stepped up and participated was Ron Paul. Kudos to Dr. Paul, the white power candidate. Stormfront would be proud.

Here’s a look at the rating of Senator Brownback:

Be sure to read the information about Sam Brownback and his positions on the important issues facing us all on his Forbes page. You’ll find much to agree with. Sam Brownback is indeed the principled, conservative Republican in the running for the GOP nomination. He certainly deserves serious consideration as our next President. He is an honorable man bursting with common sense and integrity. A man of humility. A man for the 21th century and beyond.

Update: Here’s a list of all the candidates in the survey ranked from conservative (50) to liberal (0). Surprisingly, Gore is the most conservative of the Democrats. Not surprisingly, Kookspinach is the furthest left on the planet. Romney’s position is questionable, since it depends on which set of positions he’s taken on any particular issue. He’s held them all!

#	Candidate	Average	Foreign Trade	Domestic Economy	Social Issues	Foreign Policy	Environment & Energy
1	Fred Thompson	40.6	9.0	8.6	7.7	8.8	6.2
2	John McCain	40.5	10.0	10.0	8.7	9.2	2.6
3	Sam Brownback	37.9	5.0	8.2	9.3	8.7	6.6
4	Mitt Romney	36.7	7.0	6.6	7.7	9.6	5.6
5	Rudolph Giuliani	36.2	9.1	7.8	5.8	10.0	3.4
6	Duncan Hunter	34.3	1.0	8.6	10.0	9.5	5.1
7	Ron Paul	31.2	8.0	8.2	4.1	0.8	10.0
8	Tom Tancredo	31.1	1.0	9.0	8.2	4.7	7.0
9	Mike Huckabee	26.0	4.0	7.8	8.2	2.3	3.4
10	Michael Bloomberg	21.9	10.0	5.8	1.4	2.2	2.4
11	Al Gore	17.3	9.0	1.3	3.5	3.4	0.0
12	Christopher Dodd	10.5	3.0	2.3	3.0	1.0	1.0
13	Bill Richardson	10.5	6.1	1.7	2.0	0.0	0.7
14	Mike Gravel	10.5	2.0	4.4	1.3	0.4	1.2
15	Hillary Clinton	10.2	4.0	1.4	2.6	1.6	0.3
16	Barack Obama	6.8	2.0	0.7	2.2	0.8	1.2
17	Joe Biden	4.6	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.6	0.4
18	John Edwards	3.6	0.0	0.7	1.5	0.8	0.6
19	Dennis Kucinich	2.8	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.7	1.0

NOTE: Other than the average, these numbers are estimates. As far as I can tell, Forbes has not released the raw data for this survey.

Summary:

Issue	Conservative	Liberal
Foreign Trade	John McCain Michael Bloomberg	Joe Biden John Edwards Dennis Kucinich
Domestic Economy	John McCain	Joe Biden
Social Issues	Duncan Hunter	Dennis Kucinich
Foreign Policy	Rudolph Giuliani	Bill Richardson
Environment & Energy	Ron Paul	Al Gore

— Psycheout