It has been pointed out that the GOP does a better job of providing lifelong respect for candidates, winning or losing.  Hey, you may not like the job that Lieberman did when running for VP, but are you sure you could have done better, or even as well?

The pressures of a political campaign are unbelievable.  Anyone willing to put themselves through that grief, voluntarily, deserves respect for that alone.  Sure, it turned out very, very badly, but give Lieberman his due, he stepped up and did the best he knew how to win that race.  He warrants our respect for putting himself through that meat grinder.

It is time for unity, time for healing, time to move forward to the general election.  Give Lieberman some space to lick his wounds and get over it.  In private.

In the meantime, there are a lot of other races that need everyone's attention.  What about Jim Webb?  Has everyone forgotten that attractive candidate needs our help?  Are we one-trick ponies, satisfied with a half-pickup, ready to kick back and let the fall election play out as it will?  Or wouldn't it be better to pick our opponent up off the field of battle, bind his wounds, and go fight the next battle.  This is not just a battle, this is a war, a war to take back our nation from a group of morally-corrupt leaders who are running our country into the ground.  One small victory is a start, but it is no more than that.