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Alan Keyes has a strong moral streak in him, and that's admirable in a society in which we are increasingly being asked to abandon the concept for expediency's sake. That being said, he is a nothing short of a political joke. To wit:

In his 2000 Presidential run, Keyes got himself arrested trying to crash a televised debate.
Later that year, when campaigning in New Hampshire (or thereabouts), Keyes was the only candidate who agreed, in exchange for a campaign contribution, to dive into a mosh pit to a song recorded by commie/anarchist rockers Rage Against The Machine. The whole stunt was organized and televised for posterity by a TV producer who had a show on cable TV called The Awful Truth. You may have heard of the guy: Michael Moore.
He will forever be known as the man who moved hundreds of miles from the Capital region to Illinois in 2004 for the sole purpose of having his clock cleaned by Barack Obama, who would have otherwise run unopposed after the MSM orchestrated the destruction of GOP candidate Jack Ryan by demanding the unsealing of documents of divorce from actress Jeri Ryan. His candidacy contributed absolutely nothing to the national debate.

His clownish activities like breaking into song spontaneously make him seem like a lunatic, and his presence distracts from real candidates and issues. What he does in-between the four years when there isn't a high-profile election he can lose, I have no idea.

Never mind comparisons to Harold Stassen; at this rate, Keyes' legacy may be more similar to that of Pat Paulsen.

His candidacy contributed absolutely nothing to the national debate.

Give him credit, he ran for senator at the request of the party. He exposed Obama and educated a lot of people in the process and conducted himself well.

But a state that elects and supports the likes of Durbin and Obama has an education deficiency, and Alan did what he could to correct that. And that's good, much better than sitting the election out.

Keyes was interviewed on Medved’s show yesterday and came off as angry, impatient, and cynical. He had NOTHING positive to say about the GOP or Republicans in general. His attitude seems to convey “Look you morons, vote for me or you’re a bunch of morons!”

I don’t think I’m “smart enough” to vote for Alan Keyes ;’}