Romney responds to critics

On how economic his policies will affect America's middle class, Mitt Romney had this to say to his critics:
The middle class is asking for it. Just looks at what the middle class goes out wearing. The middle class is inciting these policies.

The Republican War on Women Redux

The Akins spectacle serves to remind women everywhere about the GOP War on Women -- the one they claim isn't happening -- and further opens the curtain on the undercurrent of lies and misinformation designed to create the fear and loathing that only serves this far right wing's destructive tendencies.  Most of the GOP -- including Rmoney -- is backing away from Akins in the most public way possible.  The NRSC is pulling it's promised support as is Karl Rove's secretive PAC.  They've got Artur Davis out warning the GOP that if Akins stays in, President Obama will win Missouri.  Akins is staying in the limelight with his I'm Not Quitting campaign and his I'm Sorry campaign.  Most folks are spending today trying to guess whether or not Akins will leave the race, but take a look at the groups supporting this guy.  The Family Research Council, Missouri (so-called) Right-to-Life and the Susan B. Anthony group, along with even more reminders that Akins and Paul Ryan were at the frontline to try to redefine rape.

The Polling Report [8.21.12]

I have gone through all the latest national and state polls from the past week, and they are below. In some of the states, you will see that the trend is to Romney as last week was his bounce week from his choice of Paul Ryan as the next losing Republican Vice Presidential candidate. Yet, the bounce week is over and Obama remains in a dominant position: