The Serious Statesman

John Hinderaker got to hear Rep. Paul Ryan give a speech today on the fiscal calamity in which we find ourselves today and how to begin dealing with this serious crisis (pretty much opposite of the unserious and meaningless policies touted by President Obama, e.g., the Buffet Rule, etc.).  Ryan is not only a policy wonk, but he understands the foundations on which policy is supposed to be built upon:  the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

This made me laugh just thinking about the possibilities:

 Ryan was asked about Mitt Romney and the vice-presidency. He spoke highly of Romney, who he says has the high character that he associates with World War II veterans he has known, and a businessman’s understanding of economics. He brushed off, naturally, any talk about the vice-presidency. It is entertaining to contemplate a matchup between Ryan and Joe Biden, which would be even more one-sided than the 2004 “debate” between Dick Cheney and John Edwards. For that matter, no one would be better able to expose the fatuous demagoguery of Barack Obama than Paul Ryan. For better or worse, that is a spectacle to which we will not be treated.

If you thought the Cheney/Edwards VP debate of 2004 was one-sided, wait until you see the Ryan/Biden VP debate.  That would surely be one for the ages.