John McCain took Wisonsin handily yesterday. Three weeks ago, that sentence would have ended with something like, "further cementing his position as the GOP front-runner and presumptive nominee," but at this late stage, McCain's imminent victory in the Republican Primary is a mere formality, and McCain's campaign has justifiably shifted into general election-mode.
But don't tell that to Mike Huckabee, who despite having slightly less than a snowball's chance of surviving the fires of the Hell in which he no doubt believes, has vowed to remain in the race to provide conservative voters with a "voice."
And so completes the comically tragic evolution of candidate Huckabee (in the figurative sense, Mike - we know you don't believe you "descended from monkeys"). In the Beginning, when he won the Iowa caucuses against all odds and on a shoestring budget, he was the resilient, resourceful candidate. His vow to soldier on after narrow losses in New Hampshire and South Carolina signaled a steadfast resolve that was inspiring, if not altogether agreeable. After he lost Super Tuesday, his decision to remain in the race against impossible odds in the name of democracy demonstrated, if nothing else, admirable perserverence. Once McCain's lead became mathematically insurmountable by a comfortable margin, and even Romney handed his endorsement to McCain, Huck's refusal to call it quits left most of us scratching our heads over why someone would continue to waste his time paddling upstream in a sinking canoe.
Which leads us to where we are today, after another crushing defeat. Huckabee's continued refusal to defer to McCain and strained attempts to find silver linings where none exist are flat-out annoying and downright painful to watch. Huck has become the deceptively cute little dog that won't stop yipping and biting at the pantlegs of the otherwise decided GOP Primary despite its polite attempts to gently shake him off without sending him across the room and into the wall. Mike Huckabee, your "this thing ain't over yet" approach simply has stopped being cute. The fat lady has sung. It's time to clear the path for McCain, and let him go about the important business of bringing the party together to defeat the Forces of Evil come November.
Is anyone else as annoyed about this as I am? Sound off, after the jump....
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I think it's funny how Huckaburger just compared his charging on to that of the Alamo. I think we all know what happened there.
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What irks me most about Huck is that he's not even a real differentiation from McCain. I could understand it better if someone like Romney or Thompson had hung around this long to make a point about the conservative vote. But Huck is tilting at windmills and really needs to be ushered quietly into the footnotes of history.
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