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It would be nice if she put her foot down and told him to vote for the Senate GOP organizing group next year, and for Bush's appointees. But no.

This is very discouraging. Laffey would have won but for the Senate helping an incumbent who should have been defeated in the primary. That's what primaries are for. If we lose the seat, it's already lost to Chafee, but at least Laffey builds name recognition, and maybe he has a shot next time. Either way, it's a no-lose situation, and for the Senate Republicans to get involved in primaries is bad for the party, as it cuts the faithful out of the process.

It would have been nice to see what would have happened to Toomey if they had supported him, too.