Steven Colbert summed it up well:

Should Senator Mourdock find himself out of a job, he shouldn’t fret…It’s what God intended.

This makes a good case for the free market of ideas. Lets the bigots, know-nothings and knuckle-draggers have their platform. Then watch the consequences.

The joke here is that Donnelly is almost as extreme as Mourdock, but no one seems to care about that.

Wait until the results are in. We don’t know how much the repugs control the voting machines. Without exit polls, it is hard to get a real feel for what the results will be.

One can only hope that this lesson will make an impression on Mourdock’s Democratic opponent, Donnelly. Until now, Donnelly stance on choice has been almost as extreme as Mourdock’s.

I would like to point out that the rejection of Mourdock also give the lie to the claim of many Democrats that only conservatives, be they blue or red, can get elected (a) at all; but (b) especially in a red, red state like Indiana.

Actually, we don’t know how much any party controls the voting machines.

Although Democrats complain the most about “stolen elections,” much as they also complain the most about third parties, there is no indication, beyond the complaining, that Democrats don’e steal elections, too.

Bradblog, which watches this stuff closely, thinks Democrats steal, too. And they certainly have shown no zeal for enacting a federal elections law with stiff penalties for any interference with clean elections.

At some point, if you are in charge of making the law, but all you do is whine about something, something is mighty fishy.

Only a tone-deaf idiot talks cavalierly about the misfortunes of other people as God’s will. Most of us would do best to work on submitting graciously to the misfortunes in our own lives. I hate to see Republicans lose a chance at a majority in the Senate, but I’m reconciled to losing jerks like Akin and Mourdock — even though I agree with them 100% about abortion.

The Blue Dog will vote with the Republicans most of the time. If there is any hope for what remains of our ‘democracy’ the blue dogs, Clintonistas (including Obama) have to be kicked out of the Democratic Party. A third party is a dim hope, but possible. Voting for Obama, as I have done, is just a holding action. Habeas corpus has just about been eliminated and that is a real menace to political reform.

GOP is doing bad in some other Senate races they were expected to win the GOP dream of winning the Senate seems over but how close are we to winning the senate?

This might be the last election the GOP lets Tea Bagger anti abortion nut cases win their primaries. Next election we will have problems beating Moderate GOPers. We cannot count on the GOP continuing on being stupid.

Depends on how you define “winning” and what you mean by “we.” If you mean progressives then we are still a long way off from finding candidates willing to fight for the principles we believe in. If you mean Democrats, between Manchin, Donnelly, and a whole coalition of other conservative individuals they’ll be able to call it a win when they decide to “save” social security. (rolls eyes)

Why would you say that? They- the GOP, put a platform in their party plank that doesn’t allow for exceptions for abortions.

All Mourdock and all are is their effort to figure out how to sell the idea to the electorate. Eventually they’re hoping for a less offensive narrative I’m sure.

Really? You agree with Akin and Mourdock? Am I reading your correctly?

You mean that same arena where ideas are marketed by the super-rich to us plebians? Via media they control? No thanks; I’ll take democracy.

I think texan99 is saying that they, at least, are consistent. If you think abortion is murder and a fetus is life then it should not matter whether the circumstances that created it were fair or not to the individual who finds themselves pregnant.

Mind you they’d be more consistent if they went ahead and called all medical conditions “God’s will” and insisted that the only treatment allowed for anything is prayer. After all, God made bacteria and viruses too. Wouldn’t want to kill those living things when it’s God’s will they live.

I love it when bad things happen to bad people.

Very good chance the republicans will lose three seats in the senate.
Now, what the democrats DO with that gain is a mystery to me. and, probably, them too.

Harry??????? You payin’ attention? Haaarrrryyyy!!!!!

Sometimes, just reading the comments here feels terminal.
But, thanks for your interpretation.
I’m not buying.

I remember when we had a democracy. Wasn’t that long ago either.

Perhaps the voters who are withdrawing support from Mourdock are unfamiliar with the specifics of rape. Accordingly, I have provided some handy, easy-to-read charts to guide them through the particulars.

Here and Here.

Long time no see.

I guess soon this long national nightmare will be over.
That’s right. Another season of Survivor

Hey Demi! How ya doin?

Excellent links!!! Excellent

Your value to the FDL community in particular and the country as a whole is simply incalculable.

I hope you will accept my nomination for The Paul Revere Award for this week.

Second?

I don’t usually judge somebody by their photo.
But, I will make an exception in this case.

Hey…I’m just here to help. ;-)

I guess soon this long national nightmare will be over.

If Willard manages to pull off a win, I’m afraid our long national nightmare will have only begun.

Not gonna happen. Obama will get 310+ electoral votes and romney, his wife and her dancing horse will fade into the sunset.

Or he’ll run for governor of Utah, one of the two.

Well, we’ll see. Silly Season burn out here, but trying to keep a toe in the FDL game.
Hi. :)

Pretty okay. Trying to stay above the fray, or below the radar. I’m not sure which. Or both, maybe.
I’m afraid to click on your rape links.
Tell me I’m safe and then I will.
You okay?
On edit: I peaked and I’ve already seen those, so no foul.
You are the link man.
Where’s the bacon and chocolate links, bub?

I’m praying that Mitt will not win, but on the off chance that they steal this, would be be willing to join me in asking California to withdraw from the union?

Some arguments aren’t meant to be taken to their logical conclusions. After all, why build a shelter when God makes the rain fall?

Certainly a viable third party of the Left is an impossibility, unless the economy totally tanks. There is a greater possibility of a schism on the Right should Willard lose. Then you will have the radical right saying he wasn’t conservative enough. It would take maybe another off year election for the GOP to devour itself and then have the far right split off into a fascist/religious entity.

I’m sorry, I didn’t think to stipulate that I was referring only to the Indiana election. I know that other places, both dim and repug, have questionable voting controls by design. I have read over the years of the people in charge of the voting machines rejecting offers to make sure that they are nearly unhackable. No part of the uniparty has a lock on vote counting fraud.

When will the get the idea?

It has been absolutely amazing that the Republican party has been so wonderfully stupid about rape and abortion. In my 64 years on this planet I don’t think I’ve ever seen a political candidate, much less a party so oblivious to the obvious.

Perhaps the country finally is getting fed up with the catholic church telling the rest of the country how to live.

Those are powerful. Unfortunately, I am in such tormented relationships with all the people I need to forward them to that I can’t imagine doing so, starting with my mother-in-law who is pro-choice and gay tolerant but voting for Mitt Romney anyway.

We can profitably extend your excellent analogy to things like FEMA budgets, finally see where Mitt’s coming from. It’s an every man for himself and God against all kinda world. (No apologies–ever–to women from that quarter.)

Said Donnelly shortly after news of the poll numbers: “Holy fuck, did someone inject Mourdock with stupid sauce?”