Of all the outside possibilities, he looks likeliest to me. I don't see any of the other "conservative" candidates getting nominated or elected this time around, although we'd better start grooming some of them for the future.
My Right to Life mailings have been pushing Brownback, but I'm afraid he's a loser, who lost all his credibility when he joined the Democrats in bashing Bush over the war.
Rudy Giuliani is the most impressive candidate out there, but the religious and social issues are a very difficult problem unless he comes around. And I'm not sure that he will.
Brownback is the textbook example of what happens when the GOP decides that conservative means "pro-life, Socialist, free-spending, open-borders cut and runner" or, IOW...that as long as someone is pro-life - they're automatically an invulnerable, forever electable conservative. However, they've thrown common sense and fiscal and economic conservatism out the window.
He is indeed impressive. But when the stuff about the kiss from the gay roomate, the photos in drag and nylons, the affair; and Donna Hanover sure to be holding her tongue until Feb 2008 for maximum destructive effect--Rudy has some huge hurdles that are likely insurmountable. If he was a Democrat, he could have done all this plus molested a child and would still get the nomination. But Fred Thompson has no such baggage whatsoever. I urge Mr Thompson to run and secure a Conservative SCOTUS majority for the next generation. If he is concerned about his 1 and 4 year old children, my wife has told me she will happily babysit whever he needs her if he becomes President. So no worries! ;)
Keep your eye on Bobby Jindal. He's going to win the gubernatorial race in October here in Louisiana, he's a true conservative, and he's smart as a whip. Plus, he's still in his 30's. Look for him to go big time in 2016.
"joined the Democrats in bashing Bush over the war."
Brownback may be against abortion (murder) as I am.
But, apparently he doesn't mind putting the young men and women who are on the front lines protecting Americans from a bloodthirsty enemy, like we face, in more harm.
Any Republican that stood publicly with the Democrats and gave encouragement to the enemy, encouragement that America doesn't have the will to defend herself, will NEVER get my vote.
Impressive in what way?
His total Depravity?
His lack of respect for the rights of the people?
His unequivocal support for the Gay agenda?
His unequivocal support for Abortion in any situation?
His unequivocal support for open borders, and amnesty?
Brownback's toast. Not just for bashing the war, but for supporting amnesty for criminaliens and filing a bill last week to apologize to the Indians (with a feather.)