The responsible person would look at his 5 or 6 terms in Congress and not whine about a 38 second sound bite.
He MUST step down and he MUST step down NOW.
His utter stupidity is OUTRAGEOUS.
The worst outcome form this is that it will hand Missouri over to Obama. If that happens, he will surely be re-elected.
No, Akin the utter Neandrathal MUST GO NOW.
Absolutely no other alternative.
HE MUST GO NOW.
Why is the Romney/Ryan team putting a distance from Atkin? That says something. Would not surprise me if Sarah Steelman gets on the ballot.
The responsible person would replace Atkin with Steelman. Problem solved.
By that standard he should have known better.
To me, it is a symptom of some in the party wanting to push the social agenda instead of the fiscal agenda. If the fiscal agenda is the tent pole, and the only message, the GOP ticket will win overall. The country is willing to support the fiscal debate, they are not interested in the social argument this cycle.
Now, if the GOP Is able to gain control, affect a turn-around, then they would be in a much stronger position to roll-out the social reform debate. But the CFL dust up is leading some candidates to mis-read the electorates appetite to listen to the social debate. IMHO, now is not the time.