Thank Goodness for Eric Zorn

He has done the hard work of rounding up all the major (and minor in my case) reactions to the file release.

I think the most interesting is the Sun-Times editorial page that was quite critical of even going after the files:

When we endorsed Ryan, we said he would “best represent the highest principles and traditions of the Republican Party.” In light of his unprincipled behavior in handling this crisis — which doesn’t reflect well on how he would handle a crisis in office — we can no longer say that. And it’s safe to say that Ryan has alienated such staunch party figures as state Republican chairman Judy Baar Topinka, who is furious at Ryan for letting her think there was nothing embarrassing in the court papers — if these revelations aren’t embarrassing, what does he think is? — and former Gov. Jim Edgar, who also was kept in the dark about the sex clubs. Ryan should now do the honorable thing, which is to step down from the nomination and let the party choose someone else to run against Democrat Barack Obama. The scandals of one Ryan, former Gov. George Ryan, have already damaged the political fortunes of the Republican Party; the GOP can do without this Ryan dragging it down further. And Illinois voters deserve a better choice in the November election for U.S. Senate.