[jboot]

Ugh, ugh, puke. That reminds me of the Allen "apology tour" back in 2006. Apology piled on retraction covered with contrition for weeks on end, only to have the newsers and the Webb campaign say in unison: "Allen has still not provided a satisfactory explanation for his apparently racist comment..."

You can't win on defense. An "apology" ad is equivalent to a concession speech. If Akin stays, all he will do between now and November is apologize to people who will refuse to listen to him. He's done.

[PJ-Comix]

“Dear Congressman Akin-—Please don’t quit and make me feel bad about the $2 million I wasted on you to win the primary. Sincerely yours, Claire McCaskill.”