I really can't understand the GOP, which eats its own. A mere statement, which Akin apologized for is sufficient to draw a mob that denounces him with some calling for his to withdraw from the race. Is it any wonder that the Dems think they can force the Reps to cower in the corner about every phrase they may utter. No wonder they are afraid to go after Obama's personal narrative whether it is his BC, school transcripts, etc.
In the meantime, we have Ted Kennedy leaving a girl to drown in a car he was driving, Clinton molesting women in the WH and raping one, and Rangel and Geitner filing false tax returns. So what is the Dem response. They support their own thru thick and thin.
Remember that crowd fronm Congress that went down to the WH to support Clinton after he was impeached? And now Clinton is primed to speak as a Party elder at the convention. Contrast that with the Palin has been treated by the GOP--not even being allowed to speak despite all of the grassroots activity she did in support of GOP candidates and fundraising. The GOP is afraid that Palin will be a liability.
The GOP deserves no loyalty when they treat their own this way. Remember how Trent Lott was demoted when he misspoke at a birthday party. Akin did not kill or rape anyone. He did not pull the race card like Biden. And you know after all of this, McCaskill could still win even if Akin is replaced or she could lose even if Akin stays. Anyone looking at Akins public record in its totality will see that he is a strong conservative (lifetime ACU rating of 97.) This is another "macaca moment" and the GOP blinks again.
That is what makes the Democrats so contemptible. I'd like to think that the conservatives hold themselves to higher standards.
Anthony Weiner was tossed by the Dem establishment.
Akin is just a bonehead . . There are plenty of conservatives in Missouri that can do better. There is no need to circle the wagons around him.
Part of it is RINOs who will take any opportunity to throw Christian conservatives under the bus. This was why Christine O'Donnell was treated like she was from the very second she won the primary.
Another part is many more people than one would expect having difficulty actually hearing, understanding and interpreting language correctly. It's one reason Obama won the election. People saw meanings in his words that weren't really there. I'm still trying to figure out why everyone thought Romney introduced Paul Ryan as the next "president" when he clearly said "vice president" the first time, making that not a gaffe at all.
All of this piling on is a political calculation that the only way the Reps can win in Missouri is to get someone else. It has nothing to do with what was actually said, but how it will play in the Senate race.
I really can’t understand the GOP, which eats its own. A mere statement, which Akin apologized for is sufficient to draw a mob that denounces him with some calling for his to withdraw from the race. Is it any wonder that the Dems think they can force the Reps to cower in the corner about every phrase they may utter. No wonder they are afraid to go after Obama’s personal narrative whether it is his BC, school transcripts, etc.
In the meantime, we have Ted Kennedy leaving a girl to drown in a car he was driving, Clinton molesting women in the WH and raping one, and Rangel and Geitner filing false tax returns. So what is the Dem response. They support their own thru thick and thin.
Remember that crowd fronm Congress that went down to the WH to support Clinton after he was impeached? And now Clinton is primed to speak as a Party elder at the convention. Contrast that with the Palin has been treated by the GOP—not even being allowed to speak despite all of the grassroots activity she did in support of GOP candidates and fundraising. The GOP is afraid that Palin will be a liability.
The GOP deserves no loyalty when they treat their own this way. Remember how Trent Lott was demoted when he misspoke at a birthday party. Akin did not kill or rape anyone. He did not pull the race card like Biden. And you know after all of this, McCaskill could still win even if Akin is replaced or she could lose even if Akin stays. Anyone looking at Akins public record in its totality will see that he is a strong conservative (lifetime ACU rating of 97.) This is another “macaca moment” and the GOP blinks again.
Great Post.
The GOP lack leadership, plain and simple. Instead of attacking and marginalizing Akin AFTER he apologized....they needed to rally around him and bring up the past DNC missteps....Joe Biden is still on the ticket after his Chains comment.
I am disappointed at Allen West because he is not showing the leadership he has demonstrated in his military career and while in Congress. A leader tries to rehabilitate those who have mis-stepped....not push them out.