Tough Day for the Paul Bearers

There will be much weeping in Ron Paul land:

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Ron Paul says he may not make a third run for the White House.

The Republican congressman from Texas was asked by CNN American Morning anchor John Roberts if he plans to make another bid for the presidency in 2012. "I don't think so,” said Paul. “I'm not planning on that. It's a long way off. I hardly can visualize what the country is going to be like then."

Paul was a GOP presidential candidate in the 2008 campaign cycle. He also ran for the White House as a Libertarian candidate in 1988.

He tied for third place with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a presidential preference straw poll of conservatives attending the annual Conservative Action Political Conference this past weekend in Washington. Former Massachusetts governor and 2008 GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney came in first in the straw poll, followed by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.

His supporters have been hoping and praying for another run for president. I see it all the time on Facebook. They were quite excited when tied Sarah Palin in the CPAC straw poll.

Even though Paul is 73 now and would be 77 as of the election in 2012, the Paul Bearers were still pushing for his candidacy.

Regardless of what you think about his policies, it's the height of unreality to think that America would elect a 77-year old guy to replace then then 51-year old Obama, no matter how bad Obama turns out to be. It's just not gonna happen.

I wonder if there's somebody else out there that will inspire the Paul Bearers the way Paul has? Is there a Republican candidate capable of doing that? They're a pretty fervent bunch.