Elise, you can't unmake what happened just because of what she's done since. It happened and it was wrong. Has she retained her seat because of her own accomplishments?  Perhaps. But the fact is that senators rarely lose their seats - they enter an election with a big incumbency advantage. And she certainly is one helluva cagey politician. 

That said, I do agree with you. Judge her on her actions, not her past. But we also must make sure such a travesty never happens again.  

Frank was the real villain in this, and he got his just desserts.  After becoming the least popular governor in the country, he got beat, by Sarah Palin of all people, in the primary,and she sold his jet on eBay.  That's a pretty sad legacy to leave behind.