Brownback for president — support and lack thereof

Sam Brownback links(Wichita Eagle commentary) Brownback’s new cyberfan: Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., remains an unofficial presidential candidate. Fittingly, he now has his own “unofficial Brownback for President blog,” hosted by a political science student at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill. Of his project, “Brownbacker 2008” says: “I feel Senator Sam Brownback is the best choice for President in 2008. Sam Brownback has a proven record of economic Conservatism and well as being a strict social Conservative. The United States needs another politician that fits the mold of Ronald Regan and Senator Brownback is that politician.”(National Journal commentary) Presidential Prospects: A Cook Political Report/RT Strategies poll, conducted June 1-4 among 874 registered voters nationwide, serves as a useful benchmark of where the nomination battles stand. Among Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP, McCain led with 29 percent. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani landed in second place with 24 percent, and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came in third with 8 percent. Rounding out the field were former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia with 6 percent, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee with 5 percent, Gov. George Pataki of New York with 4 percent, and Sen. George Allen of Virginia and Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado with 3 percent each. Sens. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska got 1 percent each.Dennis Moore links(Kansas City Business Journal) Moore introduces national health care network bill: U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., joined two colleagues Friday in introducing a House version of the Independent Health Record Bank Act of 2006. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., introduced a Senate version on June 6. The legislation, aimed at establishing a nationwide health information technology network, was previewed during Brownback’s April 14 visit to Cerner Corp. (Nasdaq: CERN) in North Kansas City. The Independent Record Bank Act provides guidelines for establishment of the banks, which would be limited to nonprofit cooperative institutions. Health care information companies like Cerner, however, could profit by providing necessary technology for the independent record banks.How to contact As always, you can find information to contact members of the Kansas congressional delegation here.