Photo of the day - Herman Cain's 15 minutes are long over

By Richard K. Barry

I know I shouldn't continue to pick on Herman Cain, failed GOP presidential candidate, but I can't help myself. He's just such an idiot.

As David Weigel reported yesterday at Slate, Cain gave a rally in Washington and nobody came - almost nobody. Weigel writes:

Signing up for Herman Cain's "Revolution on the Hill" was easy. There were ads at the top of plenty of conservative news sites. The registration for three events -- a Sunday reception, Monday morning seminar, and Monday afternoon rally -- was free, and included a boxed lunch. Cainiacs had a full hour to get between the Virginia hotel where the seminar would be held and the Capitol lawn where they'd listen to speeches and music. Six free buses were available to move them. 

Only 283 people signed up for the indoor seminars, and only 620 signed up for the rally. By my count, less than half of the first number honored their Eventbrite pledges; only a little more than one-third of the rally-goers actually showed up.

Above is a picture taken at the start of the rally. Some revolution.

(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)