http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81522.html If Ryan isn't really allowed to be himself, why pick him? Seems like it's just another pander to the right by a candidate insecure about his right flank like McCain was.
That's all there is to it. Romney needed a right-wing prop to go out and stump for him. This was nothing like the panic selection of the dingbat Sarah Palin. In that case, McCain felt the election slipping away due to Obama's charisma and thought he needed a lightening strike to get back into contention.
Giant fossil right wing douchebag Roger Stone claims that the Kochs promised Mittens n extra 100 mm if he went with Ryan. Probably not true though.
If true, Koch Bros should have demanded a guaranteed for playing time and shots as part of the deal rather than just having Mittens put Pablo on the roster.
More than this, whats disturbing are the sheer number of leaks going to politico from the Romney folks and the GOP. Pretty indicative of a poorly run campaign.
since being picked as veep, paul ryan has been exposed as uninformed, unprepared and intellectually dishonest. commentators have picked apart the many lies in his covention speech. Ryan was grilled about him blaming Obama for the GM plant closing in Janesville, even tho it occurred during W's tenure . CBS News' Norah O'Donnell put Paul Ryan's feet to the fire for criticizing President Obama for defense spending cuts after the WI lawmaker had supported them himself. Ryan attacked the president for "the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget Paul Ryan Called Stimulus Wasteful, Then Sought Funds
