It's absolutely appalling to see Mitt Romney, supposedly the next leader of the Free World, get shoved around by Todd Akin. It makes him look very, very weak.
Romney told him to drop out, Akin told Romney to get bent. What a slap in the face! Romney is supposed to be the leader of the Republican party, but he clearly does not have the respect of his peers.
No one likes him and no one respects him, not even his own party. The only reason he has the nomination is because he was literally the last man standing after everyone else flamed out. He was getting beaten by Bachman, Gingrich, Cain, Santorum, Perry, even Trump at one point.
He commands no respect and has really has no leadership potential.
If he can't face down a numbskull like Todd Akin, I'd like to know how he'd manage dealing with Putin or the Chinese.