Ron Paul, the Republican Congressman from Texas and candidate for President, fell off the media’s radar over four months ago, but to the surprise of many he made a strong showing in the Pennsylvania Republican Primary last night by garnering 16% of the Republican vote.

This strong showing in Pennsylvania is sure to add fuel to the fire of speculation relating to Ron Paul running as a third party candidate or independent candidate for the Presidency. Ron Paul and few of his supporters hold any allusions of him wiggling his way onto the Republican Party Presidential ticket. However this recent display of

unwavering support by his base of supporters shows the dedication to a message of sound money and a non-interventialist foreign policy as well enthusiasm for the abolishing of the IRS and Federal Reserve.

This recent second place finish by Ron Paul in Pennsylvania comes just on the heals of Dr. Paul’s recent release of his book The Revolution: A Manifesto, which lays out his political stances on the issues that face the United States in book form.

Ron Paul, who is known for his impeccable integrity, would surely be a fresh voice in a Presidential race plagued as of late by desperate attempts to collect votes (I don’t see Ron Paul appearing on WWE Smackdown as Obama, Clinton and McCain did on Monday night).

The Ron Paul Revolution is in a transition, where the transition is headed, I don’t think any person can be quite sure. But the Revolution knows where it came from, from the donations of hundreds of thousands of small donors around the United States demanding a real change, and all of that real change added up to over $25 million. Perhaps the baton will be passed on in the next election cycle or perhaps Pennsylvania will be the spark that resurrects Ron Paul from the ashes, I’m not going to be the one to guess because this is politics and I’ve learned to know better.

Ron Paul often refers to two main points when asked why he will not run outside of the Republican Party. The first is that he believes that he is closer to what used to be the Republican platform than any other candidate, i.e. a humble foreign policy and a small government approach to governing; the second is that obtaining ballot access for any candidate outside of the two-party system is extremely difficult. The later is something Jesse Ventura, the former Governor of Minnesota also alluded to when saying it was not likely that he would run for Oval Office. Jesse Ventura has gone a step further, saying recently on the Fox News channel, “If you could get me ballot access in all 50 states and allow me in the debates, I would not only run I would win.” I would venture to say that Ron Paul feels the same, because it is indeed a question of access. This reality begs the question, who then is the dictator controlling the access?

I believe a line spoken recently by the eccentric, brilliant musician Ryan Adams sums up the situation quite well, “Those loud voices on your T.V. they are playing chess with you, but the crazies are the clouds changing the color and light of the board.”