GOP policy is the scandal, not just Akin's comments

[maddezmom]

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It's good to see conservatives stand up for sound science. But beneath the well-deserved thrashing Akin received, I get the sense that political self-interest is driving this debate more than concerns about policy or principle. The problem seems to be less what Akin said than the way he said it.


The political costs are clear: The Republican Party's chorus of disapproval came because Akin stands to lose his race in Missouri and quite possibly cost the GOP control of the Senate. This is the unpardonable sin.

Moreover, the mind-boggling concept of "legitimate rape" could be used in national races to drive a wedge between the GOP and women voters. Republicans want this election to be not about social issues, but the economy -- because that's where they can connect with independents and swing voters.

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Akin was trying to articulate his opposition to abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. This is a position that vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan -- primarily a courageous fiscal conservative -- has supported throughout his career, even penning a 1,500-word essay on the subject with the eye-opening title "The Cause of Life Can't Be Severed From the Cause of Freedom."

It is this position that led Ryan to co-sponsor a bill with Akin introducing the term "forcible rape" into the lexicon -- the term Akin says he was awkwardly reaching for when he said "legitimate rape."

more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/opinion/avlon-akin-gop/index.html


The Cause of Life Can’t be Severed from the Cause of Freedom
by Representative Paul Ryan
September 20, 2010
http://paulryan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=207539

[hifiguy]

1. Akin's "sin" in the eyes of the baggerati

was letting the feline out of the sack. He said not one thing the rest of them don't believe all the way down to the center of their zinc-dense skulls.

[Spazito]

2. I agree, Akin verbalized what many repubs believe...

to one degree or another. One has only to look at the number of bills put forward both in States and federally to see the extremist agenda the repubs have on a woman's right to choose.

[uponit7771]

3. When is the DNC going to tie Akin around rMoneys and Ryans necks!! They support

[RC]

4. The Republicans care not one wit about anything except themselves and power.

The Republican Party's chorus of disapproval came because Akin stands to lose his race in Missouri and quite possibly cost the GOP control of the Senate. This is the unpardonable sin.

That is the one driving force behind the leadership of the current Republican party. It is their party and you ain't in it. All they want from you is your vote, so their Election frauds look legitimate.

Too many in the Democratic party are Republican lite for the Democrats to take advantage of the latest Republican scandal.