It's Ryan

By now you know that Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney's pick for VP.  If you haven't read Stephen Hayes piece on Ryan, please take some time and read it.  Also, the New Yorker recently profiled Ryan as well (I haven't read it yet, but I am sure it has a lot of interesting, subtle jabs at Ryan.  Also, again without reading it, it probably provides a window to see how liberal elites view Ryan).

Be sure to read the speech Ryan gave this morning in front of the USS Wisconsin in Virginia.  This excerpt is very impressive:

But America is more than just a place...it's an idea.  It's the only country founded on an idea.  Our rights come from nature and God, not government.  We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.

This idea is founded on the principles of liberty, freedom, free enterprise, self-determination and government by consent of the governed.  

This idea is under assault.  So, we have a critical decision to make as a nation.

We are on an unsustainable path that is robbing America of our freedom and security. It doesn't have to be this way.

The commitment Mitt Romney and I make to you is this:

We won't duck the tough issues...we will lead!

We won't blame others...we will take responsibility!

We won't replace our founding principles...we will reapply them!

Mitt Romney needed to do something to change the way things were going.  This pick certainly does that.