By now, most people know that former Christian Coalition executive director, Ralph Reed, lost the GOP primary for Lt. Governor of Georgia. This was taken as good news for those of us who felt that if the talented Mr. Reed was able to shake of the Abramoff scandal and win the primary -- odds were good that he would go on to win the general election, and have a future in national politics. Perhaps someday moving up to governor or senator. Maybe gaining a place on the national GOP ticket someday. All such speculation is moot now, in light of his 55-45% loss to a once-obscure state senator.  

But there is only so much to celebrate in Reed's loss. Reed lost not primarily because of his views, (although some Democrats crossed over to vote against him) but because he was seen as a hypocrite, a liar and a possibly a crook.

The victor, State Senator Casey Cagle, while not a flame thrower in the mould of Ralph Reed -- is also a stalwart of the agenda of the Christian Right.