I would be curious if it Akins would take money from the Devil himself to keep his ego running in this race?
I am sure there are lots of DEMS with deep pockets willing to fund his campaign to assure Claire a win and in the bigger scheme of things more infanticide in Missouri?
I do believe Mr. Akins’ ego has consummed his soul.
Frankly, it is not my place as an Ohioan to tell Congressman Akin what to say, think or do. It would be better for all of us, as Republicans, however, if neither he nor his detractors in the Republican Party acted in panic, or continued to display a panic mode.
Frankly, also, I disagree with the apparent purpose of his remarks on rape. While the studies are suspect--because they depend upon people telling the truth about what led to any sexual encounter, and any result--there is a great body of anecdotal evidence that a woman, not emotionally "into" certain actions, is less likely to conceive than one who is. But that really doesn't have anything to do with the underlying issue.
The issue that he was apparently raising, was a conditional one--conditioned not on anything immediately even in play. If at some future time, Roe vs. Wade is overruled, or the Federal Court jurisdiction to hear abortion cases is taken away by Congress, and Missouri can again outlaw abortion; should there be an exception for rape victims? Frankly, I would urge that there should be--provided that the victim acts within a short time frame after the trauma. A girl should not be forced to carry a rapist's baby--if there really was a rape in the classic sense. So I disagree with the Congressman on the whole point over which his unfortunate presentation got him in trouble. But that does not make me inclined to disparage his candidacy.
As the next few weeks roll by, unless the Congressman is an idiot, he will discuss a whole wealth of more immediately applicable issues. Whether he wins or loses will depend on how well he does in making his stand on those more immediately applicable issues resonate with his constituents.
I would not post on this mess--a mess because of the multi-sided hysteria--if the panic behavior of so many prominent Republicans was not such an embarrassment. We do not make ourselves look more moral than the Democrats, who often successfully ignore very significant scandals on their side, by running around like chickens without their heads, over the unfortunate implications of picking the wrong way to try to make a point on a secondary--from the Federal perspective--issue. We simply look like confused "summer warriors." (And I am trying to put it in a kind way!)
William Flax