We have an editorial up . Some of it:

The money Republicans have spent on Chafee is money that they haven’t spent on Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Jim Talent of Missouri — embattled conservative incumbents whose reelections will go down to the wire on November 7. Because Chafee is no shoo-in, he will now soak up even more resources that might be put to better use elsewhere. Steven Laffey, a capable mayor of Cranston, ran an energetic campaign that mixed conservative and populist themes. His loss was by no means an exercise in futility: Sometimes it’s better to fight and lose than not to fight at all. Two years ago, Pat Toomey nearly defeated Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s GOP primary. Yesterday, Laffey gave Chafee a genuine scare. Both Toomey and Laffey received crucial support from the Club for Growth. Senators are a notoriously risk-averse crowd. And now, for the second election cycle in a row, Republican senators have received a sharp reminder that if they behave too much like liberals, they may not be senators for long.