Back in December, we ran the story Ron Paul to make third party run on Constitution Party ticket.

The information we had was from a reliable source. His contact accurately reported what he had been asked by the Constitution Party. However, he left out a vital detail: Had Ron Paul already agreed to run on the Constitution Party ticket, or was he merely being courted? Did our source's contact get approached by the Constitution Party as a part of the Constitution Party laying the groundwork, in case Paul agreed, or did Paul and the Party have some sort of agreement that then changed.

We do not know the answer to that. However, our source has gotten back to us with an update from that same contact. Our source had dinner with him recently, and our source told us...

"I asked [the contact] how that was coming along and he told me that Rep. Paul has turned down the offer, and that [the contact] was no longer interested in seeing what happened in '92 (Perot) happen again this year and give the Dem the White House."

So, either

a) Ron Paul and the Constitution Party had an agreement that changed, or

b) Ron Paul and the Constitution Party were testing the waters together, or

c) The Constitution Party was laying the groundwork in hopes that Paul would accept.

In any case, it now appears that Paul will not be taking that route.

It's also nice to see yet another person realize that the choice is between McCain and Obama or Clinton, and that any third party challenge from the right do nothing but make it more likely that Obama or Clinton will be president.

Paging Bob Barr...Bob Barr to the drop your arrogant delusional aspirations courtesy telephone, please.