Taking a look see at some Catholic candidates for Prez - The Senator from Kansas just entered this past weekend launching a campaign based on a single issue (passes to the Saturday morning KofC pancake breakfast for the first correct guess on what issue) and a nod from Fr. Frankie Pavone. (more to come on that in future installments)
So after a prayerful consideration, Brownie (the Senator) will consider a bid for the Republican nomination for the Presidency.
Senator Brownback, a Catholic, believes that we must build a culture of life where the inherent dignity of every human person is respected. His vision of human dignity is a holistic vision, reflected in his unwavering support for the unborn child, his work for the poor in Africa who are at constant risk of violence or famine, and his advocacy for political dissidents in repressive nations such as
Senator Brownback was honored and deeply moved by the opportunity to meet two giants of human history, the late Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. It is their same vision of human rights, freedom, and respect for life that illuminates Senator Brownback's work on daily basis. Senator Brownback authored the bills that granted both of these great saints the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award granted by the
So what other Catholic qualifications does Brownback have regarding his aspirations for higher office?
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education.
Just don't get an abortion!
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes.
Ok to beat them after you deny their marriage.
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women.
Ok - so he is a WASP turned Catholic - you expected more?
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore.
Know any fellow voters who have been laid off lately? hmmm
Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business.
Here we go again with the minorities and women - do we see a pattern?
Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record.
Of course.
Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. Apparently Brownie missed the RCIA class where they presented the Bishops campaign against the Death Penalty.
Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder.
Apparently he only took notes in RCIA on a "single issue".
Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes.
Elite White Christian Education - diversity not allowed.
Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
hmm - something somewhere in Catholic Teaching about being good stewards of the earth. Do they cover that in RCIA?
Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations.
Ok to poison children - just do not abort them.
Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record.
Note: The Brownie definition of family has a white picket fence out front.
Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if
Umm - didn't they just shoot down a satellite with missile?
Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for
Despite Catholic Leadership calls for a renegotiation of this treaty. Was this before the conversion?
Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress.
Maybe a trip to Ave Maria and Disney World for the Brownie family?
Voted NO on background checks at gun shows.
Do terrorists attend gun shows? nah!
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record.
Yep - Senators get the best healthcare available - let the public eat cake!
Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages.
So if Grandma dies from cause the insurance company would not allow a treatment that would have helped her - bury her in a pine box.
Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record.
Something in the Gospels about peace? love?
Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage.
Missed that RCIA class on Catholic Social teaching as well.
Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record.
Leo XIII - Rerum Novarum is not an actor the movie Gladiator Brownie!
Religious affiliation: Methodist. (Nov 2000)
80 Million Catholics - large swing voter block - conversion - Brownie becomes Catholic. Maybe it was the Bush war in
Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record.
So much for Grandma
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against
Guess it was not the Methodist faith after all. Didn't JPII, the
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