Herman Cain says he won't be withdrawing his nomination to the Federal Reserve

Sigh.

Whatever else ex-presidential candidate Herman Cain may be, he's someone who doesn't know how to take no for an answer. After four Republican senators came out against his nomination to the Federal Reserve, effectively sinking that nomination before hearings have even begun, Cain is vowing to continue his fight.

The alleged serial sexual harasser told the Wall Street Journal that he remains "very committed" to the nomination, despite the now very long odds that even the Republican-held Senate would confirm him. It may be mere spite, with Cain wanting to make a show of things regardless of outcome—or he may be calculating that the sheer force of his personality, coupled with pissy phone calls from Donald Trump, will make the four objecting Republicans buckle under when it comes time to actually vote.

If he's counting on White House support, however, he might want to rethink. On Tuesday, Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow appeared to pre-emptively distance the administration from Cain, saying that it "will probably be up to Herman Cain to stay in that process or not."

So get ready for a show. Herman Cain appears to genuinely want confirmation hearings to take place, even with the majority of the Senate already shaking their heads at the embarrassment of his nomination. After calling the senators on the Senate Banking Committee "a bunch of yahoos," he will likely not be on his best behavior.