Have you seen this ex-GOP candidate?

Like the last dentist caving on that whole Trident thing, the final Republican presidential also-ran has accepted that John McCain got the nod. Last night, Rep. Ron Paul finally brought his r-evol-ution to an end by officially announcing the closure of his presidential candidacy. No, seriously, he still hadn’t withdrawn before that. He said that he was ending his campaign so he could concentrate on “long-term efforts to take back our country.”

Meanwhile, from the Christian Conservative collection of ex-presidential hopefuls, Mike Huckabee will be joining Karl Rove as a political commentator for (hey, here’s a surprise) Fox News. Wonder if they’ll mention his Republican-boosting Huck PAC (either in a disclaimer or “contribute here” kind of way)?

No word yet on what Alan Keyes is doing.

This article appears in June 13 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.