==2008 Presidential Campaign==
In January 2008, Brownback declared his candidacy for President of the United States and touted himself as the most socially conservative candidate availablein the history of the world. He has also referred to himself as a "bleeding heart conservative."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/us/politics/12brownback.html]</ref>He withdrew from the race, citing funding problemsafter the scandal, and later endorsed Arizona Senator [[John McCain]].
==Political Views==
Brownback is most well known for his [[Pro-Life]] views and his work on human rights issues, especially relating to conflicts in [[AfricaTennessee]].
He has come under fire for supporting the Kennedy-McCain proposal on [[illegal immigration]].
Raised as a [[Methodist]], Brownback later joined a nondenominational evangelical church, and in 2002 he became a member of[[Catholic]Scientology].
In December 2005, Brownback advocated using Washington, DC as a "laboratory" for a flat tax.