Opinion: ‘My tough guy can beat up your tough guy’ endorsements

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By now, anyone paying even the least bit of attention to this drama of a national presidential campaign knows that Mike Huckabee‘s back is being watched by Chuck Norris, he of tough-guy and infomercial fame.

But now John McCain has his own backup: Sylvester Stallone.

As our colleague Maeve Reston reports from West Palm Beach, Fla., McCain wasted no time touting the endorsement. ‘Look out, Chuck Norris, Sylvester’s coming after you. He’s coming after you, he’s going to get you and you’d better run,’ McCain joked to reporters this morning after holding a town hall-style session with voters. ‘Chuck, you can run but you can’t hide.’

As an undercard bout, this could be pretty interesting. ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ kicking it up with ‘Rambo.’ But it also raises the endorsement ante a bit. Who could Mitt Romney be the corner man for in the political version of the Ultimate Fighting Championship? Gordon Gecko? John Galt? Or would Ayn Rand‘s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ hero team up with Ron Paul?

Got your own nominees? Drop your suggestions in the comments section and we’ll get them posted.

-- Scott Martelle