the biggest public mistake was the election of George Bush.  You are working your ass off to correct that mistake.  Things are corrected and I, for one, would hate to see you waste energy on guilt when you have been so focused on this campaign.  You are a highly respected member of this community -- and anyone who takes you to task in light of what you have done, how hard you have worked -- is just damned arrogant.

No public flogging from me.