George Miller for Congress

By Jonathan Capehart -- In calling on Rep. Todd Akin to abandon his race for the Senate seat in Missouri, both Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urged him to put his country first. McConnell invoked the nation’s welfare by saying Akin’s apology was “not sufficient” when “the future of our country is at stake.” Meanwhile, Romney said Akin ought to do what “would be in the best interest of our country.”