Throwing out much of his prepared remarks, Bauer concentrated his words instead on the shootings Tuesday at a suburban Denver high school where 15 people were killed and 24 injured in America's worst instance of school violence.
American children are dead.
He made the announcement in his hometown of Newport, Kentucky at the Newport High School where he graduated in 1964. Despite a large GOP field that already includes several social conservatives, Bauer believes he can set his candidacy apart through his blue-collar roots, tax cut plan and especially his message of moral values. Twenty-six years ago the highest court in this land did an incredible thing. And when they made that decision they unleashed on America an unbelievable event that has undermined who we are and what we believe. Bauer also advocates replacing the current tax code with a 16-percent flat tax.