Todd Akin

I haven’t followed the Todd Akin flap closely. My off-the-cuff impression is that he’s prolife, but bungled the issue in his attempt to defend a prolife position. Now he’s trying to save face. Rehabilitate his image. That’s understandable.

However, even if he’s right on the underlying issue, politicians need to be politically savvy. They can’t afford to make hugely impolitic statements that distract attention away from key issues. He seems to lack the political instincts to be effective. If so, then he should drop out of the race.

Maybe he can explain himself, but that’s not what we want to spend our time on. There’s a presidential campaign to win, as well as beefing up conservative representation in Congress.

For all I know, he may be a great guy, but every profession has professional requirements.