To: kathsua
Perhaps "Aiken" shouldn't step down. But "Akin" most certainly should. I am troubled by the way so many in the Party have turned on him, but sometimes, even in a moment of "misspeaking" (and I think that is all it was) you give the competition enough fodder to bury you. It happened to George Allen in his "maccaca moment" and it has happened to Akin. Allen had the good sense and humility to step down.
For the good of the future of America it is appropriate that Akin step down and throw what support he has left to someone else whose beliefs won't be so different from his, but whose electability is light years ahead.
We need both the House and the Senate to keep whoever occupies the White House in January from destroying this country.
Does Akin really want to go down in history as the guy who argued the case for "legitimate" rape of women while enabling the rape of a nation?
9 posted on
08/25/2012 7:05:18 PM PDT by
newheart
(At what point does policy become treason?)
To: newheart
Allen didn’t step down. He lost a very close race in a very bad year for Republicans.
Not that I’m a fan of Allen. He has become a coward on racial matters.
14 posted on
08/25/2012 7:11:50 PM PDT by
Aetius
To: newheart
"Allen had the good sense and humility to step down. "No, he just proved he's like the rest of the GOPe crowd; NO BALLS & NO BACKBONE.
The Kenyan must go.
20 posted on
08/25/2012 7:22:22 PM PDT by
ex91B10
(We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
To: newheart
Allen had the good sense and humility to step down.
Allen didn't step down. He ran the race to the end, and lost by 1/3 of 1% in an awful year for Republicans (2006).
Of all people, he had no business telling Akin to step down.
29 posted on
08/25/2012 7:32:56 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("I love to watch you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
To: newheart
"Does Akin really want to go down in history as the guy who argued the case for "legitimate" rape of women while enabling the rape of a nation?"
They don't care. Him and his American Taliban supporters care more about "being ideologically pure" than winning.
These idiots would rather support a loser because in their twisted two-by-four brains it gets them in good with the Almighty when they croak. They don't give a damn about victory or saving the economy.
The moron socons need to leave the party.
67 posted on
08/25/2012 8:39:07 PM PDT by
Emperor Palpatine
(Tosca, mi fai dimeticare Iddio!!!!!!)
To: newheart
Does Akin really want to go down in history as the guy who argued the case for "legitimate" rape of women Where, when, and how did Akin do that?
88 posted on
08/25/2012 11:06:33 PM PDT by
cynwoody
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