https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/08/21/video-akins-new-mea-maxima-culpa-tv-spot/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:13:43 -0400<![CDATA[Can Todd Akin hang onto his Republican nomination for the US Senate after a disastrous interview over the weekend, in which he questioned the legitimacy of rape claims from women who got impregnated by their assaulters?  He&#8217;s giving it a try, with a new ad out this morning called &#8220;Forgiveness,&#8221; which ends the explanations and instead offers a mea maxima culpa while promising to get tough on rapists (via Politico):]]>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:41:06 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/08/21/video-akins-new-mea-maxima-culpa-tv-spot-n200791