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Re: Brownback at CPAC

By David Holman on 3.2.07 @ 3:04PM

Anyone remember who gave a rambling, unfocused speech at CPAC last year? George Allen, the politically doomed.

Coincidence? A successful candidate needs a story, a theme connecting his key issues.

Brownback's fascination with corn is unfortunate, and reflects politics over good economics.

David Holman is a reporter for The American Spectator.

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