Baloney.
Hannity WITHDREW from the GOP. He is now a registered Conservative.
He understands politics is the art of the possible and Aiken’s continued presence on the ticket will assure the re-election of a vitriolic liberal.
Aiken is a nice guy who is right on all the issues - but he isn’t a politican.
And I suppose Rove and Morris are Conservatives as well?
“Aiken is a nice guy who is right on all the issues - but he isn’t a politican.”
Interesting comment.
I thought one of the fundamental reasons we are where we are today — in a country with a failing government — is exactly because of “politicians” who are loyal to their professional culture first, and disregarding of their constituents.
.... And that one of the reasons that conservatives tout “term limits” so much is to reduce the influence of the “professional politicians”.
Considering the direction the country has been going in the last 50 years, one recalls the famous remark by William F. Buckley [paraphrasing] that he would prefer to be governed by the first 500 people from the Boston telephone directory rather than the members of Congress.
So... along comes a guy like Mr. Akin, who (in your very words above) is “a nice guy who is right on all the issues” but not a “politician”.
What’s wrong with that? So, he isn’t as “polished” as the big shots (does that include you?) would proffer before us.
So what?
I’m not William F. Buckley, but I’d prefer to be governed by Todd Akin and 534 other guys like him, who misspeak once in a while but are “right on the issues” — rather than a hall full of politicians who would just as soon sell this country down the drain, so long as they could keep gettin’ theirs...
But aren't 'politicians' the problem? Wouldn't we want someone who is not a politician?
I guess it depends on your definition of 'politician'.
Seems that many of the problems with our 'leadership'(or politiicians) is that WINNING the office is what they are GOOD at, but actually being responsible for their job afterward they don't seem to be so good at.
No wonder we have so many problems, our 'elected' leaders look good on the surface, but are either corrupt or incompetent on the inside. Which seems to be pretty much OUR fault.