Akin’s statements were stupid. He’s admitted as much. He’s disowned his comments. He is not standing by them.
Politics is serious business. Loyalty and past service doesn’t matter a whit. It’s no different than a football player who’s injured a knee and lost a step. That player has to go. It’s sad, it sucks, but it is what it is. This isn’t about what’s fair, it’s about winning and putting forward the best candidates we can. Akin is no longer that candidate.
This senate seat is bigger than Akin. He screwed up bad and should have stepped aside. He’s got a big ego and can’t let go of his dream of being a Senator. As a consequence, we are not going to be able to win this seat. Because Akin won’t do the right thing, Claire McCaskill will get another 6 year term as Senator.
I’m not trying to be snarky (unlike my usual demeanor) but did you actually read what I wrote?
It has very little to do with Todd Akin’s election.
Shibumi’s piece is spot-on, Longbow.
Shibumi is not talking about “politics,” nor should he be, in this case.
What Akin said is closer to the truth than you might care to believe. Conception is rare, as it is (if you understand how a woman’s body works), and there are statistics on rape that show conception occurs in less than five percent of cases, maybe even less than that.
There are some things more important than a Senate seat, and I would put innocent human life in that category.