Ron Paul Eyed for Third-Party Intent

Ticked-off as he is at his treatment by the GOP, watchers speculate that he could join or endorse the Libertarian ticket

Speculation is mounting that Texas Rep. Ron Paul will mount a third party bid for the presidency as pressure from his supporters builds ahead of his appearance Tuesday night on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

According to a report, Paul's supporters were deeply upset by how the libertarian Texas Representative was treated at the Republican National Convention last week. 300 of them joined in a conference call on Sunday night planning to urge Paul to launch a last-minute independent bid for the White House.