How do we know that the Rep. Todd Akin debacle is going to be devastating for Mitt Romney? Dick Morris called it a “big plus for Romney” on the O’Reilly Factor last night. Kind of like Hurricane Katrina was going to be a “huge positive for Bush,” eh?

The discussion started with guest host Laura Ingraham trying to use the Akin story to attack the Democrats – because it’s their fault we’re talking about this instead of the important issues. Meaning, I suppose President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment or Vice President Biden’s “chains” remark.

But not to worry, Morris assured her. He said:

I think that story is a big plus for Romney right now because the story is not that some kooky Republican Congressman running for the Senate said something stupid. That was the first story. Now the story is that the responsible leaders of the Republican Party – Romney and McConnell and Ryan and all of them – are piling on Akin to withdraw and he won’t. And that really sends a message to pro-choice women that they don’t have to be afraid of Mitt Romney, that they don’t have to vote for Obama because of that. And I think Romney is spinning this beautifully and it’s defanging the fear motivation in getting Democrats out to vote, particularly Democratic women out to vote for Obama.

But don't worry liberal haters. Fox will be blaming us again for a Republican's cruel stupidity in no time.