[Delhi Rebels]

This wouldn't be the first time that Priebus had to backtrack on his words and it won't be the last. He'll just have to suck it up and write the check or assume the responsibility for a lost Senate seat for the want of a simple check that was under his control.

No acceptance of personal responsibility in the Aiken camp? Try and spread blame all you want, Aiken said what he said. It wasn't a gotcha question. It was an imbecilic response to an easy question and the consequences are his fault. Not Priebus' fault, though I don't agree with his knee-jerk tossing of Aiken under the bus. Not the media's fault, who live for crucifying conservatives for no reason much less a real one. It's Aiken's fault. And the loss of the seat, if that happens, is his fault too.

[Uncle Chip]

Try and spread blame all you want, Aiken said what he said.

And the people in Missouri forgave him his misstatement and to most of the others it was a nothing.

Priebus and Rove's responses betray something deeper than a commment like this. Rove hasn't liked Akin since his Bush days when Akin said no to Rove's big government expansions.

[MplsSteve]

Your Post #58 is spot-on.

And therein lies the problem. In the mind of FR’s resident Akintards, it’s not his fault.

It’s EVERYONE ELSE’S fault!