Surely this person is a conservative making his points by sarcasm? No one can really be THAT confused, can he? I thought we conservatives were supposed to be the stupid ones.

Otho, just exactly backwards; it is because Arkansas is a little state that it can experiment and adapt; the ever-increasing size and power of the Federal government is what makes it such an unwieldy, dangerous bludgeon that is getting ready to knock us out of freedom and prosperity.

And having a Democratic Congress for his final two years.

If you believe that liberals want Akin to resign, 'you just don't understand the situation a'tall, son'.

If you believe that liberals want Akin to resign, 'you just don't understand the situation a'tall, son'.

Prediction: Akin loses, Democrats retain control of the Senate, life gets MUCH harder.

Great column from Pat- except for a couple huge holes. The idea that a raped woman's body can somehow deny fertilization is the opinion of exactly no one other than Todd Akin. Or if someone else does hold that opinion, (apparently there is some medical evidence supporting it) he has enough sense not to say so in front of people who are eager to twist his words. Others in the GOP are not panicked so much as they are disbelieving and enraged- we had a very good shot at making this election a total defeat for the Democrats, though less good than I thought, having read the comments of some in Mr. Akin's own intellectual class who are planning to vote for a third party candidate- and this moron has very likely fucked the whole thing to a

You're a fool; you're vote will only help re-elect Mr. Obama.

That is a truly stupid idea, and I hope you will think better of it. Otherwise, you might as well cast your vote for Mr. Obama.

I've said it before and I'll say it again- I believe Mr. Akin meant, by 'legitimate' rape, to refer to rape where the woman is actually inseminated; not the case, by any means, in all instances. Still an incredibly bone-headed formulation, but I don't think it has anything to do with false claims, or forcible versus some other type of rape. Unless he's a TOTAL moron.

Whoever is chosen... not whomever