So, Scott Walker has withdrawn his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Which begs the question: why in the world did Scott Walker ever think he could win the nomination?

Politicians, of course, have gigantic egos. There seems no other way they could possibly be politicians. In Scott Walker’s case, he listed to his ego and the sycophants around him who all wanted a piece of the action if Walker won. Which demonstrates that it’s not just politicians with huge egos. And no sense of reality.

Scott Walker is, at best, a minor figure on the American political landscape. He made something of a name for himself as a pubic employee union buster in Wisconsin. In the earliest stages of his campaign, he earned a niche in the polls — as if they are believable any longer — but voters soon found that the more he campaigned the less appealing he was.

Scott Walker was exposed as unqualified, uninteresting and eventually under-funded. There was simply no reason to consider him a serious candidate (remember his idea to build a wall between the US and Canada?). It turns out — surprise! — that he has neither the intellectual chops nor the personal appeal to attract anything beyond a fringe element.

And so, Scott Walker joins Rick Perry on the sidelines. Actually, Jim Gilmore is there, too, he just hasn’t realized it. And by the way, they won’t be alone long. Pretty soon, in fact, we can watch the debate featuring all the candidates who aren’t candidates any longer. I’m afraid, however, it still wouldn’t add up to anything but more GOP babble.