Senator Sam Brownback will not be running for re-election to the US Senate in 2010, and I commend him for that. When initially elected, Brownback said he would serve no more than 2 terms, and he stuck to that promise. What a novel thing for a politician to do! More of our politicians need to make (and keep) the same promise, because we seem to have a Congress that is full of Senators and Representatives that have been in office for longer than I have been alive.
Conveniently, the Kansas Governor office opens up at the same time that Brownback's Senate term expires, so naturally, he will be running for the state's highest office. Thus, in every decision he makes, he will consider the Governor race. For instance, when the whole "AIG bonus" fiasco came about in Washington several weeks ago, Brownback made it known that he was fully prepared to support the populist bill that would limit executive pay. I wrote him a letter urging him to vote against such a measure, and received a canned reply saying it would be the best thing for our country, while not specifically addressing any of my points.
Today, Governor Kathleen Sebelius is expected to be confirmed as Health & Human Services Secretary. Brownback supports her nomination, because "it would be good for Kansas." However he completely disregards Sebelius' connections with George Tiller. Brownback should have been leading the fight against her nomination if, as he has said, he truly believes that abortion is the most pressing moral issue in the U.S. today. Instead he is sending Sebelius to Washington, in hopes that it will clear his path to becoming Governor.
Way to stick to your convictions, Senator. Don't count on my vote next year.
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