Akin’s Support Craters in Missouri

Weekly Standard ^ | 8/26/12 | Fred Barnes

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

In the words of one Democrat who owns a huge, energy-guzzling mansion in Tennessee, IT’S TIME FOR HIM TO GO!

[Uncle Chip]

Actually about 33 miles.

or 22 miles as Tinkerbell flies.

Your points are well taken --

[Uncle Chip]

Talent said NO when this broke and he lost to McCaskill in 06 and is expected to have a position in the Romney Administration.

Steelman is understandably not popular with party regulars as she has not shown herself to be a team player. Brunner would work but his appointment might perturb Steelman supporters and everyone says that a woman is needed for that seat now.

The resignation is the easy part. The replacement part is what is difficult and something that those calling for resignation can't come up with a viable answer for.

It's one thing to shoot yourself in the foot. It's another thing to then shoot yourself in the other foot to make yourself feel better. And that is what people are trying to avoid.