Saturday's "Cage Match" in Greenville Was a Circus Act for the Ages.

Every rodeo has a clown.  One that acts pathetic and runs from a charging bull, getting laughs and cheers from the crowd.

The Cirque du GOP has its share of expert clowns on this year's tour.  JEB! Bush has, for the most part, been an Emmett Kelly sort of clown, full of woeful sadness and pitiful performances.  Last night he played the part of a rodeo clown, ineffectively charging at, and running from The Bull, played by Donald Trump. The irony is that it set up Rubio to come to the defense of King George II W. Bush, and defend his war criminal record with a "Thank God" for W. moment, and that probably sealed JEB!'s fate for a solid fifth or sixth place finish in the Big Tent Clown Sack Race next Saturday.

Can a JEB! 2016 "suspension" not follow within days?  Will JEB! have Babs and W. at his side when he calls it quits? Will he refuse to concede and stay in the race?

Pressure on JEB! to drop out will be exceedingly great if he does not place a close third in the sack race next Saturday.  If he ignores reality and insists on remaining on the tour, there is only one final humiliation left to dump on him.  The poll threshold for all the remaining debates should be set at 10 percent support, and JEB! should be bumped from them.  That would send him backing back to Miami.

Dare Fox or any network refuse to offer a debate podium to a Royal Bush, regardless of their poll standings? We shall learn.