Former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey has made a remarkable comeback. No, he hasn't been elected to any office or appointed to any job in the Bush Administration. Toomey did something more impressive yesterday, guiding the Club for Growth's endorsed candidate, Tim Walberg, to a huge victory over liberal GOP Rep. Joe Schwarz in Michigan's 7th District.

The Club for Growth had a lot riding on the Walberg-Schwarz race, even starting on a website called JoeSchwarzIsALiberal.com (which went offline tonight after his loss). With Schwarz out as the GOP nominee, Toomey and the Club will now focus on the next Tuesday's primary in Nevada's 2nd District (Sharron Angle) and the Sept. 12 Rhode Island primary that pits Steve Laffey against liberal Sen. Lincoln Chafee. (Click here to donate to Laffey's campaign.)

Toomey's inspiring message and his conservative values were almost enough to propel him over the edge two years ago when he nearly defeated Sen. Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Republican primary. Instead of packing his bags and leaving the Washington political scene, however, Toomey chose to stay. Yesterday's victory is a huge win for conservatives and an inspiring example that RINOs can be beat.

Schwarz's defeat should also send a message to Republicans such as Chuck Yob, Michigan's Republican national committeeman. Back in February when Yob endorsed Schwarz, Gary Glenn of the Campaign for Michigan Families attacked the establishment Michigan Republican, prompting Yob to write a four-paragraph rebuttal defending his decision.

The problem is that the Chuck Yobs of the party are also the same people who are running to Sen. John McCain's camp as he positions himself for a presidential run in 2008. (In fact, Yob's son is already working for McCain.)

Will Yob and others like him learn a lesson about the loss in Michigan's 7th District? That question won't be settled anytime soon, but it could open some eyes about the all-important Michigan GOP primary in early 2008.

UPDATE -- 12:42 p.m.: Jon Fleischman at California's Flash Report offers his take on the Walberg victory.

I just spoke with Andy Roth with the Club for Growth - and am excited to share some great news with FlashReport readers -- one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, Michigan's Joe Schwarz (pictured to the right) has had his clocked cleaned in today's primary, and was defeated by strong conservative former State Legislator Tim Walberg. Walberg was supported by conservative groups and blog sites from around the country and was able to successful trounce Schwarz. Schwarz was a leading opponent of making permanent the President's tax cuts, and much more.

UPDATE -- 9:11 a.m.: The Club for Growth had quite a good night, and in the process, moved to 8-2 for its endorsed candidates in the 2006 cycle with a victory in Colorado's 5th District. Republican Doug Lamborn captured 27%, staging a comeback from earlier in the night when he was down by several points.

From Pat Toomey:

The Club for Growth PAC is proud to have played a significant part in ensuring Doug had the support he needed to campaign effectively on lower taxes and less spending. Club members donated over $200,000 to his campaign and the Club for Growth PAC spent nearly $100,000 on independent expenditures, including running TV ads during the closing days of the campaign.