Larry Kudlow over at The Corner likes Sam Brownback as a presidential candidate:
My friend Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas is thinking of throwing his hat into the Republican presidential ring.
I hope he does.
Sam Brownback is an economic, fiscal and social conservative who has strongly backed human rights and democratization in the Middle East.
He is an uncommonly moral person, who can make an uncommonly good contribution to the uncommonly sagging post-election Republican fortunes.
Admitedly, I know little about about Brownback. I know his less than draconian immigration position has made him unpopular in some circles, but that doesn’t bother me much. What does bother me is his rather silly brand of social conservatism. But it’s no worse than Mitt Romney.
There is quite an opening for a conservative in the Republican primary. Neither Rudy Giuliani nor John McCain are filling this void, and I doubt their best efforts will convince many conservatives. Mitt Romney is trying to find his niche as the true conservative, but that’s a challenge for a former pro-choice, pro-universal healthcare, governor of Massachusetts.
So I think Brownback has a decent chance at emerging as the conservative candidate. Socially, Brownback can at least match Romney. And Brownback does not support socialized medicine.
