Ryan as Romney's running mate? Mitt's gotta be afraid the Republican base won't turn out for him…and given the polls lately, that's not an unjustified worry. Not that they'd flock to Obama but that they'd shut off the donation spigot and stay home.
So Democrats have that weird emotional balancing act. On the one hand, Romney-Ryan should be easier to beat. I mean, if you can't win Florida against a ticket that can't deny it wants to slash Social Security…
On the other hand, the "We gotta beat Romney or the lower and middle class will suffer" urgency has just gotten a little more urgent…
Is Saturday Night Live doing a new show tonight? If so, they oughta have Tina Fey come out and play Paul Ryan.