Paul Ryan: Street Fighter
Paul Ryan was not my first choice for the Vice Presidential slot. That would be Chris Christie. But then again Mitt Romney was not my first choice for the Presidential nominee. That would be Chris Christie. I am from Youngstown which has often been called little Chicago. Those of us who live here had our lives forged in the steel mills of the mid 20th Century, and our politics are a solid by-product. We don’t play nice here. We are tough. We are aggressive. We are no holds barred. With the debasing of Romney by Democratic propagandists…he is a robber-barron…he is a murderer…he is a felon…he hates gays…he hates women…I thought that the Republicans needed a street fighter to get down in the muck with these guys. Maybe I was wrong. In a single stroke Mitt Romney has upped the ante. He has raised the stakes in this election, elevating it to the serious debate this country needs. Paul Ryan is nothing if not the smartest man in the room in Congress. With a youn...