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Okay Republicans who think this way, then don’t come to me and lament Democrats who stand behind their jackasses like Reid, Pelosi, Biden, or Obama.

If we’re going to stand behind our idiots, don’t bother coming here to complain when the Democrats do it.

This double standard drives me crazy. Are we better than the Democrats or not? We continually say we are, and then we adopt their traits.

Then our leaders espouse this tactic, and we slap them on the back and call them wise.

Good grief!

There’s nothing wise about tolerating a man this foolish.

I think that Rush explained his take on Akin very well, the guy's thinking, "OK, so I said something stupid, I erred, I committed a boo boo but I worked and slaved to get to this point and I'm NOT stepping aside because some moderates are demanding I do that;"

or, "let some of these other guys who are demanding I step aside, be the first to take the plunge, give away their spot because they put their foot in their mouth and said something out of character or made a total mistake, give up your spot, then come and tell me to do the same, you did!"

There’s nothing wise about tolerating a man this foolish.

Agree.

Our nation's economic survival stands on a precipice.

We need the Senate or Obamacare stands.

No margin for error - this is literally our last shot to save the country from a socialist program that will destroy the economy.

Heard this guy talking on Hannity and he is either a blundering fool or a willing democrat tool.

People are confusing a lack of support for this guy with a lack of loyalty. He's the one who displays a lack of loyalty to this country and our future by putting the Senate at risk.

I think the only double standard here is the GOP-e calling for Akin to step down after a single verbal misstep, while at the same time closing their eyes to Romney's entire career filled with assaults on conservatism. Do you know anything about Todd Akin? Take a look at his voting record (click).

Life begins at conception
NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
Prohibit federal funding for abortion
NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus
NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery
NO on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler
Balanced Budget Amendment advocate
Disapprove of increasing the debt limit
defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance
Rated 90% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record
YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
Federal government should be out of the student loan market
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge
Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record

I only got half way through the list. There's just too much good stuff to copy and paste here. This guy is one of us. Big Time. If this is an example of what the GOP-e wants to do away with in Congress, then we conservatives are on their enemies list. Looking at his voting history, I'll happily excuse a case of foot-in-mouth to get him in the Senate and holding that liberal Romney's "feet to the fire" as the Romney advocates here have "promised" to do.