Yes, Ben. You ARE good enough, influential enough and doggone it, people DO like you (sometimes). I want you to repeat this daily affirmation out loud each night as you push those pizza boxes aside and crawl into those star-spangled sheets of yours.

You’re not the first person to let your self-worth be determined by your ranking on a blog aggregator and ….. oh, maybe you are. Anyway, I’m doing my part to see to it that you regain your rightful position … on top of Lowell.

Now dry those tears and go get that picture of a “downstate Democrat getting a lap dance” for us. If the rumors are true, does his wife get a seat in the VA senate?