Also, I do not know one republican woman who does not agree that Akin is ignorant and stupid.”
If the herd is offended, can we really be sure it deserves to be?
Most people understand the rules of the political game.
If you say something stupid, then your opponent WILL use it to political advantage.
When a remark is excessively stupid, particularly in regard to a notoriously sensitive subject, the stakes and the penalties are even higher.
Unfortunately for Akin, he made an enormous blunder. Whether it was a simple misstatement or even if he really believed what he said was accurate, the damage was done, and it's highly likely that he has destroyed his own candidacy.
By refusing to admit to this reality, he may well have cost us a critical Senate seat, condemned us to live under Obamacare as the permanent law of the land, and our country will be pushed over the economic cliff.