Thank You, Joe Miller

First off, I hope everybody had a great New Year's; mine went well (when Chinese food is involved, the day always goes well!).

Anyway, this past New Year's Eve, Joe Miller announced the end of his legal fight in regards to the Senate race against Senator Lisa Murkowski.

The reason for the defeat is up for debate, although I personally regard the idea that Mr. Miller was a bad candidate or did a lousy job campaigning as the Republican nominee in Alaska as nothing but crap.  I'm more inclined to believe a collection of liberals and moderates, Republicans and Democrats, were willing to vote for Senator Murkowski due to their opposition to Mr. Miller combined with the belief the Democrat nominee, Scott McAdams, couldn't win.

I also believe the Murkowski campaign was successful in getting their way with the courts, ensuring write-in votes for Senator Murkowski, no matter how badly misspelled they were (and even if they were deliberate misspellings intended to mock the Senator), would be counted as votes for her.  In the end, sadly, injustice was allowed to win, and a thief has been returned to Washington.  She'll certainly feel more at home than ever before.

As for Joe Miller, I'm sorry he lost; he earned that seat.  I thank him for his efforts during the course of the 2010 election cycle, for fighting the good fight.  People like him who had the courage to run in the first place are the reason my own optimism in the future of our nation has been renewed.

I hope he will run again in the near future, but regardless, I wish him and his family all the best with the future, and may God give him the strength, the patience and the endurance to continue fighting that good fight.  For indeed, it is only the end of the beginning.