Well, the people of Pennsylvania spoke, and they said that they wanted Arlen Specter to serve another term.  I'm disappointed, but it's not the end of the world.  On the bright side, a strong message was sent by this close race. It was a message to every moderate in the country, and it was a message to every Republican party leader. 

 The message is:  There is a significant group of people who truly believe in, and live by, conservative ideas, and this group longs to have leaders who aren't afraid to voice these ideas to the fullest extent. 

Also on the bright side, I was following the race closely as the results slowly trickled in.  At first, with about 30% of the precincts reporting, Toomey was down 6%. Then as more precincts reported, the gap slowly closed. Around 75% the race became a 50/50 toss-up.  It was at that point that I had to laugh as I imagined Arlen Specter sitting in a room with his advisors, watching the same results that I was, desperately wiping sweat off his face as his career flashed before his eyes. 

It's also very safe to say that if President Bush had not supported Specter, thsi primary race would have been easily won by Toomey.  What does this mean? I'm really not too sure, but I do know that today there are many bitter conservatives in Pennsylvania.