As widely trailed last week, Herman Cain has finally suspended [2] his presidential bid. And once again the Onion [3] helps us understand the wider context.

With the precision of Mrs Merton [4] asking Debbie McGee what first attracted her to the millionaire Paul Daniels, the spoof US news site hits the nail on the head:

As I noted yesterday [5], foreign policy expertise is not the key to winning the Republican Party nomination for president. Fortunately [5].

(h/t: James Fallows [6])