The responses to my Veepstakes column yesterday from a variety of progressive Catholic friends was unanimous: "Please let it be Congressman Paul Ryan." I am less sanguine about the consequences that would attend Romney’s choosing Ryan, and I am always mindful of the adage “Be Careful What You Wish For.” But, I do think selecting Ryan would clarify the election as nothing else could.
Already, a host of conservative opinion-makers, from the National Review to the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal, are pushing Romney to select Ryan. They want this to be “a big election over big issues” and Cong. Ryan’s willingness to directly tackle the issue of entitlements seems like just the kind of “big issue” the WSJ editors want tackled.
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