Romney, rape, and skinny-dipping........

 

Mitt is busy casting moral judgements on American politicians.

 

One of our House members,Republlican Kevin Yoder, while on a junkett in Israel, decided to swim naked in the Sea of Galilee. His co-workers were reportedly aghast, but not as indignant as Mitt who resolutely condemned the politician and his antics. Word is, Yoder is likely to survive the incident even after, as one commentator put it, having gone wild in Israel.

 

The junkett itself is interesting in that some 60 congressmen and their staff and families were involved in the visit. Yoder's move, even though it was dark, was seriously ill-advised. He has since apologized amid cheers from nudist groups and growls from the Romney camp.

 
In another instance, Mitt chastised Rep. Todd Akin who is now running for a senate seat from his home state, Missouri.The other day, Akin claimed that women's bodies shut down after being raped and thereby do not produce a child. This bizarre opinion caused an outburst among the public, the media and indeed our Mitt. Even though Todd is a Republican, Mitt insisted that he drop out of the race, which Todd did not do.

 

Mitt has been taking a lot of moral umbrage lately and while he has strong values, he may have crossed the line into Puritanism.

 
And we certainly don't need another puritanical epic here in America.

 

One female commentator opined that Todd is not the first male to have difficulties navigating through a woman's reproductive system and won't be the last. Todd was not fazed by the tons of negative publicity and is determined to continue his campaign. He claims to have been taken out of context when quoted in the media.

 

The Todd Akin drama gives rise to the more important issue of controlling the House and Senate. If O wins the election, but the Republicans have majorities in the House and Senate, then they will be able to delay if not kill legislation inspired by O.

 

 

This scenario may prove to be the best the Romney camp can get as O remains strong as the people's choice.