To say this is a surprise would have to be the understatement of this political season.

California Rep. Duncan Hunter, a former presidential candidate, announced Wednesday he is endorsing Mike Huckabee’s White House bid.

What?!? Why?!?

He says,

“I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail,” Huckabee said in a statement. “Of the remaining candidates I feel that he is strongly committed to strengthening national defense, constructing the border fence and meeting the challenge of China’s emergence as a military superpower that is taking large portions of America’s industrial base.

“Along with these issues of national security, border enforcement and protecting the U.S. industrial base, I see another quality of Mike Huckabee’s candidacy that compels my endorsement,” he added.

Mac’s reaction:

Ok, like W-T-F! Makes no sense unless Huck has something over Hunter’s head, it simply doesn’t make sense. Huck is totally open borders and Hunter is hardline fences. What gives?

More shocked reactions:

Evrviglnt from Political Vindication: “‘Splain that to me, Lucy!”

Brian at Liberty Pundit: “Is he endorsing the same Huckabee that we’re seeing on the campaign trail, or is there some sort of Bizarro-Huckabee out there that we haven’t seen yet?”

Michelle Malkin had the best post title: Hunter endorses Huck…heads explode

But it’s Jay at Stop The ACLU that really gets to the heart of things: “Oh well, its not like the Hunter’s 2% would help Huckabee at this point anyway.”