by Kevin Stoda, a Kansan in Exile
Two months back I indicated I was willing to put my hat in the ring against Pat Roberts et. al. (See:
If Pat Roberts Can Do It, I will Run for Senator or Kansas, too.)In my campaign to take the Senate Seat in Kansas away from the anti-people politicians that have dominated it for decades, I have determined to run as senate candidate on the Republican ticket. I will run as a Progressive Republican and hope that Philip Brownlee supports candidates like this in his Wichita Eagle-Beacon editorials in the coming year.
As a Republican Progressive, I will adopt much of my platform and budgeting criteria from:
http://www.betteroffbudget.squarespace.com/ is the source of some of my ideas and should be a beginning point of discussion on the issues.
Kansans, I know, are tired of the status quo in Washington and Topeka. They deserve a change.