I haven't been following the American presidential campaign too much yet (er, go Kucinich?), but I'm up to the point where I recognize the names of most of the contenders.

Mike Huckabee is an easy one to remember, because he's the one who thought Canadians had a igloo. Oh, and because his son allegedly hanged a dog in 1998 when he was a camp counselor and Huckabee allegedly made the investigation go away. That one sticks in my memory too.

Remember when sex scandals were what ruined presidential careers? It's kind of refreshing to see animal cruelty come to the forefront like this, even if it's only a misdemeanor in Governor Huckabee's state, especially when the USA has a sitting president who used to stick firecrackers in frogs.