This is my first (and likely last) vanity, but I wanted to point out one of the sadder notes within all the well-deserved GOP euphoria over last night's election. Congressman Phil Crane (R-IL) was defeated in his bid for re-election. This saddens me greatly, as Crane was one of my first political heroes - as well as one of the true leaders of the New Right that took Washington by storm in the early 1980's. While serving in Congress, Crane took a long-shot at capturing the GOP nomination for President in 1980, running against - and to the right of...
