John Kerry laments Republican Richard Lugar’s departure from US Senate [View all]

http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/05/09/john-kerry-laments-republican-richard-lugar-departure-from-senate/jUIu1QZvNwj6Hp5ysjJqzK/story.html

“This is a tragedy for the Senate and the loss is particularly felt by all of us who have been privileged to serve with Dick on the Foreign Relations Committee,” Kerry said in leading off a 534-word statement on the election results. “It’s a blow to the institution during a period when the institution itself has been strained.”

“This is a tough period in American politics, but I’d like to think that we’ll again see a United States Senate where Dick Lugar’s brand of thoughtful, mature, and bipartisan work is respected and rewarded,” Kerry said in his statement. “That kind of seriousness of purpose should never go out of fashion.”

I know we have a better chance of keeping teh Senate, but I am sorry to see Lugar go. He is a true statesman, and there are not many around.

Obama has also issued a very laudatory statement about Lugar (it can't hurt him any longer). And I saw Lugar's own statement on TV, he does not mince words (again, it can't hurt him any longer).