I am absolutely brimming with excitement at the thought of such an announcement, though I will, for now, remain only cautiously optimistic about the likelihood he will run, or about his chances in the election should he do so. Let us be wary, for Dr. Paul has become enough of a household name over these last three years that if he does run again, the media will not be able to simply adopt the "ignore-him-or-laugh-him-off" approach they did in 2008; I am virtually certain that a Ron Paul 2012 presidential candidacy will generate an absolute bombardment of negative coverage- a blitzkrieg akin to that which plagued Rand throughout his general election.