He's The Worst Politician In American History

Even Pat Paulsen managed to get on the ballot.

Convening its national convention in Kansas City today, the Constitution Party picked radio talk-show host Chuck Baldwin over former Ambassador Alan Keyes as its 2008 presidential candidate.

The pick was seen as something of an upset, given Keyes' higher national profile. Known for his fiery stem-winders, Keyes is a two-time GOP presidential candidate who abandoned the Republican Party this month to join the Constitution Party, which believes in limited government and is committed to ending abortion and bringing American troops home from Iraq.

But Baldwin's roots in the Constitution Party run deeper. He was the party's 2004 vice-presidential candidate, and party members said his stands were more in line with party thinking.

"Chuck is the real deal," said Jim Clymer, the party's national chairman.

Still, the two waged a fierce battle described as the most contentious in the party's 16-year history. Baldwin wound up winning easily on a 384-126 vote. The Missouri and Kansas delegations basically split their votes between the two.

Really? Keyes coulnd't beat CHUCK BALDWIN, whoever the hell that is, in a party that's almost perfectly aligned with his batshit crazy view of the world? Is there anywhere lower to sink than that? Did Keyes wind up the day with a speech blaming the media and saying "Just think of what you'll be missing, you won't have Alan Keyes to not kick around anymore"?

The downside here is that we will be spared another federal election where Barack Obama faces off with Alan Keyes, considering how good things went the first time around. On the upside, if John McCain is caught in some swinger club scandal, Keyes remains available to take his place!