Pig in a Poke

There is no doubt in my mind that Paul Ryan is a good choice for the Republican ticket, at least right now. Ryan is smart, personable, has a good life story to tell and appeases the far right of the party. That is most important heading into the convention because the party base has not exactly had a love affair with Mitt Romney. And while Romney has been all over the map philosophically during his political career, no one can accuse Ryan of changing course. Ryan also is savvy. He has proven he can run circles around more senior members of the house on both sides of the aisle. Just ask John Boehner.

Mike Collins

August 14, 2012