As posted on Hot Air, the revolution is formally coming to an end tonight. His video message says otherwise, and makes the claim that the fight will go on, though not on the presidential battlefield but rather as a grassroots campaign that'll build in the coming years. I'll keep my eyes open and see how that turns out. Ron Paul could've made some major contributions to this campaign, if it wasn't for the way his supporters operated, and the over-emphasis of the few key points where he found agreement with the Democrats who espouse all the non-Constitutional policies he rails against. Here's Dr. Paul's final message:

Ron Paul is facing an uphill climb if he wants to win his party's nomination. No, I'm not talking about his Presidential bid, I'm talking about his Congressional race. The FDH Lounge has the big news. Paul's getting out:

Troubled by internal polls showing insurgent challenger Chris Peden having pulled ahead shockingly in the Texas 14th congressional district, Congressman Ron Paul will be pulling out of the Republican presidential race in advance of his home state's March 4 primary, The FDH Lounge blog has learned.

My own source backs this up. Paul's campaign is looking at internal numbers showing Peden with a 43-32 lead over Paul, with the primary just weeks away. Conservatives have been rallying to Peden, including the folks at RedState, in an attempt to oust the anti-war flamethrower. 11 points with three weeks to go. You have to like those odds. Peden has been added to my slatecard of candidates to support, so throw him some love if you despise the Ron Paul anti-Republican contingent as much as the rest of us.

Ron Paul is getting absolutely ridiculous. Just ask for his statement on Mike Huckabee's Christmas message, and he'll start spouting leftist rhetoric about the stepping stones to fascism. Ignore the fact that both Hitler and Moussolini were both socialists before their transition to totalitarianism...

Ok, ok, screw the blimp, the Ron Pauliacs have a cat chasing a laser pointer on YouTube! The laser pointer signifies the Constitution, or liberty, or something, and the cat signifies Ron Paul. No, that's not right. Well, I guess the cat signifies Paul because when it comes to foreign policy he's a real...

I only put this up because I like baiting the stupid Ron Paul supporters into defending the only candidate whose foreign policy is stupid enough to get us all killed. Hillary doesn't even have that going for her. Isolationism doesn't work when Islamofascists are out to get us, period. For more explanation, listen to this BTR show, which is hosted by a Pauliac. I decided to call in during the show and discussed the idiocy of the Paul policy. Skip the boring parts.

This was perhaps the best moment in Presidential debating since 2000. Hat-tip to STACLU on for the video: