Todd Akin - The Village Idiot

The train wreck known as Todd Akin tilted seriously downhill in June of 2011 when the U.S. Representative from Missouri stated that liberals hate God. Then, naturally, he apologized for that.  
Akin then proceeded, during his campaign to unseat U.S. Senator (Missouri) Claire McCaskill, to demonstrate – on TV – his ignorance of basic reproductive science. (And in doing so, demonstrated his absolute disregard for women, in general.) Then, naturally, he apologized for THAT.

But now, almost two years later, Akin has gone too far – he's rescinded that last apology.

Todd, Todd, Todd … you're not just stupid; you're an asshole, too.

 In taking back his apology, Akin compared himself to Joe McCarthy, which is just about right. He's up in arms about his "character assassination" like McCarthy, which has led to negligible creditability. And like McCarthy, it was well-deserved. (You see, it's still the media's job to call a spade a spade.) One difference is that McCarthy was an intended sensationalist whore; Akin is just a dumbass, proven, once again, by his own refusal to let his own faux pau die. Todd Akin just doesn't know how or when to walk away from his own fuck-ups. He even invoked Bill Clinton's name in a statement about sexual assault. Sexual assault? By what legal accusation? Even Monica has disavowed such nonsense. Akin's regret about apologizing for his infamous rape comments proves that he's every bit the phony so many always knew he was; his name itself has become a "political byword" (his words) like McCarthy, and like McCarthy, deservedly so. Finally, old school Republicans have realized it's time get rid of idiots like Akin and Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, at last admitting that they are NOT part of the mainstream – even the mainstream within the Republican party.

Lawless Ted

Once again, Ted Cruz is spouting out anything that comes to mind – whether or not it's true; whether or not it even makes sense. He calls Obama "lawless" in faulting Obama with the Central American children crisis. Anything that goes wrong is the president's fault in the eyes of the Republicans, but especially Cruz. In the case of this influx of immigrants, Obama is simply following a law put in place by none other than George W. Bush, which permits the entrance of unaccompanied minors from countries other than Canada or Mexico. The constant ignoring of the facts by Cruz is amazing.

Here's one such fact Cruz seems to have forgotten: In the case of these kids crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, the law permits a president to address the problem without having to wait for Congress to change Bush's law. In fact, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., has asked President Obama to do just that – to return the children to their respective native lands. (The irony of a Republican calling for Obama to perform an act of Executive Action amid cries from the same party about Obama's alleged overreaching is just too fucking rich for words.) Anyhow … once again, it's the hypocrisy from the right (not the lying, to which the nation has become accustomed) that is so astounding. And 'ole Ted Cruz is the lead offender. It's because of this that I've thought it would be interesting to break bread with Cruz if only to give him a chance to rationalize all of these off the cuff, out of left field statements he makes – these hot button, Gingrich-like streams of venom he likes to spew out. Of course, in his case, the proverbial bread would be a tortilla, right? Or maybe traditional Canadian back bacon.

Because let's remember: Ted Cruz is not a full-blooded American, having been sired by a Cuban and born in Canada; a problem if one wants to be President of the United States. (This, per Article II, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution.) Yet, Cruz, in breach of the law, thinks he's qualified – technically qualified – to be president.

Lawless Ted marches on.