Lord knows I’ve uttered a critical word or two about Christine O’Donnell in the past. But as far back as December, I expressed doubt that anything significant would come from FBI and Federal Election Commission investigations into O’Donnell’s campaign finances.

Now one of the two probes has ended, with the FEC dismissing a complaint filed by the Delaware Republican party that the O’Donnell campaign was coordinating with the Tea Party Express.

We will see how the other investigation goes, but obviously there’s been no indication of charges being assembled in the past six months. So far, O’Donnell can claim some vindication on these matters.