Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had words of advice for establishment Republicans who've been beaten by tea party insurgents.

"You shake the hand of the guy who defeats you," Huckabee said on Fox's "Neal Cavuto" show this afternoon. "There needs to be a level of grace."

Were you listening, Bill McCollum?

Rick Scott, who narrowly defeated McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, is still waiting for the attorney general to offer a hand of support.

One would think Huckabee's advice might mean something to McCollum, since he had endorsed McCollum in the primary. As things stand, McCollum's churlishness isn't helping the party to which he professes allegiance.