[Republican Wildcat]

I bet you could scruitize the remarks of every candidate for public office and find gaffes.

Sure you could - but when talking about rape that escalates it to another category. Using the word "legitimate" was a gaffe...what followed is still a major problem.

[kabar]

Akin said he made a misstatement. It should have been forcible rape, a catgegory established by the FBI to distinguish it from statutory rape. The distinction and definition are important to Akin because he sponsored a bill along with Paul Ryan to limit federal funding to forcible rape.

Is the misuse of a word so grievous that Akin should have immediately withdrawn from the race even after he apologized less than 24 hours later and explained that he used the wrong word? What kind of outrageous standard are we setting for out candidates?