Huckabee digs in behind Akin

The majority of the population of the state reside in the KCmetro and St. Louismetro areas.
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Very interesting: I used to live in Oregon, and if you wanted the state, whether candidacy-wise or most (not all) referenda, you pretty much just had to win the Portland Metro area and Multnomah County. You get that locked up in sufficient numbers, and you pretty much win the whole ball of wax.

Akin has become the third rail. As long as he is still running, the MSM will ensure that REPUB candidates are zapped everyday in every way.

Remember when he was running for president, he lost a bunch of weight, and even began talking about the need for “all of us” to be in better shape... now look at the t_rd...

And then along comes Akin pumping life into the liberals sacred cow 'women's right to choose' and now who do you think those sensitive so call independents are going to vote for.... most especially the 'women'.

And you reveal what the attack on Akin is ALL about. You don't want the Republican party to be a pro-life party. You'd rather "win" by marching down a trail of dead, bloody, unborn baby body parts. Well, real conservatives are fed up with that attitude. We want candidates who unashamedly speak up for pro-life, anti-abortion values and implement them while in office. There are some issues where there is no room for compromise. So, like the GOP elites, you either have a screwed-up, immoral value system, or you're just a coward who won't fight for what's right if you perceive any risk to it at all.

Bottom line, the idea of becoming the "John Stewart" party is an abhorrent, disgusting one. We should use our bully pulpit to educate and inform people of the changes this country really needs, not to water ourselves down to the lowest common denominator.

Half of America is fat. Do you hate them all?

We are stuck with Akin so might as well try to win

Before you tell everyone to "STFU," maybe you should education yourself. Akin has it within his power to quit before Sept 25 so the state party committee can appoint a replacement. The only penalty is the cost to reprint ballots.

The ones who need to STFU is Mr. Akin and Huckabee.

Akin's gone from 11 points ahead to 10 points down. That's on HIM, not Romney, not the establishment, not Sarah Palin or anyone else calling for Akin to be a man, be a leader, accept full responsibility and step aside for the good of his cause rather than dig in for his ego.

We are stuck with Akin so might as well try to win

Before you tell everyone to "STFU," maybe you should educate yourself. Akin has it within his power to quit before Sept 25 so the state party committee can appoint a replacement. The only penalty is the cost to reprint ballots.

The ones who need to STFU is Mr. Akin and Huckabee.

Akin's gone from 11 points ahead to 10 points down. That's on HIM, not Romney, not the establishment, not Sarah Palin or anyone else calling for Akin to be a man, be a leader, accept full responsibility and step aside for the good of his cause rather than dig in for his ego.

Huckabee must be nuts, he didn’t misspeak, he’s a ‘Mr Know-it-all’ whose going to argue he’s right even when he’s wrong and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. No thanks.

Akin has become the third rail. As long as he is still running, the MSM will ensure that REPUB candidates are zapped everyday in every way.

And if he drops out, they'll what, send us a nice fruit basket? It cannot be expressed how irrational and ignorant it is to plan a Republican campaign around the idea that you can do ANYTHING to get the MSM to stop attacking you. That's like the battered wife who keeps going back to the abusive husband thinking she can get him to treat her better this time.

I’ve never actually “hated” Huckabee. In fact, I even gave him my vote in the 2008 primary (albeit it was really an anti-McCain ‘protest’ vote, as McCain already had it wrapped up by the time of my state’s primaries). But over and over, I’m not impressed with Huckabee’s judgment. From his open-arms, welcome-mat policy towards illegals in his state, to his granting clemency of violent inmates because they claim they found ‘Jesus,’ to even his horrid endorsement of Dewhurst over Cruz here in Texas... Huckabee is just not someone I’d trust in terms of judgment.

Well I disagree with you. No way he would be 10 points down over a single stupid comment without Romney and co digging his grave.

RUSH came across for Akin today in his first hour. The caller could not get him to bad mouth Akin. We need more good decent men like Akin.

Rush also said Akin was ignorant, rather than evil, and should step down but you heard only what you wanted to hear.

In reference to my earlier post to you, I don’t know Missouri’s population dynamics, but in Oregon, 57% of the state’s total population lives in the Portland Metro Area. That’s what explains its disproportional weight, electorally speaking.

We want candidates who unashamedly speak up for pro-life, anti-abortion values and implement them while in office.

We're in agreement on that point; where we differ is that I want the politicians that represent me to be able to speak without saying stupid things.

What Akin said was idiotic, and it wasn't just a "poor choice of words" - he actually believes in what he said. That makes him toxic, and only his hubris (and Huckabee's money, apparently) kept him from recognizing the fact and withdrawing honorably.

It's too bad that Akin isn't a Morman - Huckabee and his followers would have been leading the charge to drum him out of the race.

How many other pro-life conservatives in the senate will suffer because of this?

If Akin had not been an idiot, many of the people on the right would be in charge of Senate Committees next year.

Instead, the column on the left will direct things.

Committee		Chairperson	Ranking Member
	Subcommittees	Chairperson	Ranking Member

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (5)		Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)	Pat Roberts (R-KS)
	Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management	Ben Nelson (D-NE)	Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
	Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources	Michael Bennet (D-CO)	John Boozman (R-AR)
	Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	John Thune (R-SD)
	Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security	Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)	Mike Johanns (R-NE)
	Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research	Bob Casey (D-PA)	Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Appropriations (12)		Daniel Inouye (D-HI)	Thad Cochran (R-MS)
	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies	Herb Kohl (D-WI)	Roy Blunt (R-MO)
	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies	Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
	Defense	Daniel Inouye (D-HI)	Thad Cochran (R-MS)
	Energy and Water Development	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
	Financial Services and General Government	Richard Durbin (D-IL)	Jerry Moran (R-KA)
	Homeland Security	Mary Landrieu (D-LA)	Dan Coats (R-IN)
	Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies	Jack Reed (D-RI)	Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
	Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies	Tom Harkin (D-IA)	Richard Shelby (R-AL)
	Legislative Branch	Ben Nelson (D-NE)	John Hoeven (R-ND)
	Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies	Tim Johnson (D-SD)	Mark Kirk (R-IL)
	State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs	Patrick Leahy (D-VT)	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies	Patty Murray (D-WA)	Susan Collins (R-ME)
Armed Services (6)		Carl Levin (D-MI)	John McCain (R-AZ)
	Airland	Joe Lieberman (I-CT)	Scott Brown (R-MA)
	Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Kay Hagan (D-NC)	Rob Portman (R-OH)
	Personnel	Jim Webb (D-VA)	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
	Readiness and Management Support	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)	Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
	SeaPower	Jack Reed (D-RI)	Roger Wicker (R-MS)
	Strategic Forces	Ben Nelson (D-NE)	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5)		Tim Johnson (D-SD)	Richard Shelby (R-AL)
	Economic Policy	Jon Tester (D-MT)	David Vitter (R-LA)
	Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	Bob Corker (R-TN)
	Housing, Transportation, and Community Development	Robert Menendez (D-NJ)	Jim DeMint (R-SC)
	Securities, Insurance, and Investment	Jack Reed (D-RI)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
	Security and International Trade and Finance	Mark Warner (D-VA)	Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Budget		Kent Conrad (D-ND)	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Commerce, Science and Transportation (7)		Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
	Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)	John Thune (R-SD)
	Communications, Technology, and the Internet	John Kerry (D-MA)	Jim DeMint (R-SC)
	Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)	Roy Blunt (R-MO)
	Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance	Mark Pryor (D-AR)	Pat Toomey (R-PA)
	Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard	Mark Begich (D-AK)	Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
	Science and Space	Bill Nelson (D-FL)	John Boozman (R-AR)
	Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security	Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)	Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Energy and Natural Resources (4)		Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)	Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
	Energy	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)	Jim Risch (R-ID)
	National Parks	Mark Udall (D-CO)	Richard Burr (R-NC)
	Public Lands and Forests	Ron Wyden (D-OR)	John Barrasso (R-WY)
	Water and Power	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)	Mike Lee (R-UT)
Environment and Public Works (7)		Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
	Children’s Health and Environmental Responsibility	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
	Clean Air and Nuclear Safety	Tom Carper (D-DE)	John Barrasso (R-WY)
	Green Jobs and the New Economy	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)	John Boozman (R-AR)
	Oversight	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)	Mike Johanns (R-NE)
	Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health	Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
	Transportation and Infrastructure	Max Baucus (D-MT)	David Vitter (R-LA)
	Water and Wildlife	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Finance (6)		Max Baucus (D-MT)	Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
	Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure	Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)	John Cornyn (R-TX)
	Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth	Bill Nelson (D-FL)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
	Health Care	Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)	Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
	International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness	Ron Wyden (D-OR)	John Thune (R-SD)
	Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)	Tom Coburn (R-OK)
	Taxation and IRS Oversight	Kent Conrad (D-ND)	Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Foreign Relations (7)		John Kerry (D-MA)	Richard Lugar (R-IN)
	Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs	Robert Menendez (D-NJ)	Marco Rubio (R-FL)
	Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs	Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)	Jim Risch (R-ID)
	African Affairs	Chris Coons (D-DE)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
	East Asian and Pacific Affairs	Jim Webb (D-VA)	James Inhofe (R-OK)
	International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues	Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	Jim DeMint (R-SC)
	European Affairs	Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)	John Barrasso (R-WY)
	International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	Bob Corker (R-TN)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3)		Tom Harkin (D-IA)	Mike Enzi (R-WY)
	Subcommittee on Children and Families	Patty Murray (D-WA)	Richard Burr (R-NC)
	Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety	Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
	Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)	Rand Paul (R-KY)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (5)		Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)	Susan Collins (R-ME)
	Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc)	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)	Rob Portman (R-OH)
	Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs (Ad Hoc)	Mark Pryor (D-AR)	Rand Paul (R-KY)
	Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security	Thomas Carper (D-DE)	Scott Brown (R-MA)
	Investigations (Permanent)	Carl Levin (D-MI)	Tom Coburn (R-OK)
	Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia	Daniel Akaka (D-HI)	Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Judiciary (6)		Patrick Leahy (D-VT)	Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
	Administrative Oversight and the Courts	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
	Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights	Herb Kohl (D-WI)	Mike Lee (R-UT)
	The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights	Dick Durbin (D-IL)	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
	Crime and Terrorism	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)	Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
	Immigration, Refugees and Border Security	Chuck Schumer (D-NY)	John Cornyn (R-TX)
	Privacy, Technology and the Law	Al Franken (D-MN)	Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Rules and Administration		Chuck Schumer (D-NY)	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship		Mary Landrieu (D-LA)	Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Veterans' Affairs		Patty Murray (D-WA)	Richard Burr (R-NC)

Anyone who doesn’t follow their line of thinking must somewhow be connected with the (insert sinister laugh here) “GOP establishment”.

So then this isn't true:

"There were talking point memos sent from the National Republican Senatorial Committee suggesting language to urge Akin to drop out. Political consultants were ordered to stay away from Akin or lose future business with GOP committees. Operatives were recruited to set up a network of pastors to call Akin to urge him to get out. Money has changed hands to push him off the plank...."

That’s not my point... my point is when he was trimming down he became preachy that we all should do the same, but after he lost his presidential bid he gave up on the notion of trimming down... but yah, fat is not good. Do I hate fat folks? nah, I are one.

So then this isn't true:

"There were talking point memos sent from the National Republican Senatorial Committee suggesting language to urge Akin to drop out. Political consultants were ordered to stay away from Akin or lose future business with GOP committees. Operatives were recruited to set up a network of pastors to call Akin to urge him to get out. Money has changed hands to push him off the plank...."

Wonderful logic. So you must be a supporter of Claire McCaskill, since you both want Akin in, right?

Squirrel meat rots the brain ... Huckabee is proof.

“If Akin had not been an idiot, many of the people on the right would be in charge of Senate Committees next year.”

So now we hedge our bets on George Allen, another idiot who made an even dumber comment that was racially charged to win the Virginia seat in a year where a black man is running for president on the democrat side. Between Obama running and the noose that Allen keeps hanging in his office, you can bet every eligible black in Virginia will be crawling over broken glass to get to the polls. And you wonder why Romney/Ryan can’t get traction here in what is a conservative state.

We were better off getting behing Akin.