Ron Paul Announcement On Leno Tonight

Speculation abounds over what estranged Republican Presidential candidate, Ron Paul, will announce during an appearance on the Jay Leno Show tonight. Gary Johnson supporters naturally hope it will be an endorsement of Johnson- Johnson having endorsed Paul in the past.

This fellow suggests maybe announcing an independent run for President. I hope not. Actually, this list of filing dates (pdf file) for Presidential candidacies shows it's too late to file in the vast majority of states. Even if he made the deadline in the 7 states left, that would be a waste of time. Why bother?

If he does go ahead with an independent run it shows he's just as much into the cult of personality that's developed around him as some of his followers. It's time to move on and pass the torch to someone else.

But maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves? It could be as simple as Paul switching to an Independent for his remaining days in congress, or maybe nothing. Either way, I won't stay up to watch. I'll read about it tomorrow morning.