[paudio]

Unlike McCain & Palin, RR have known each other personally for quite a while and went out campaign together long before Ryan was picked as VP. Palin was chosen partly because she's a female (flame me if you want, but you know it's true) and might have 'balanced' the ticket, in addition to conservative firebrand (albeit unknown then). I didn't see personal chemistry between the two beyond the campaign business. At most it's like a senior guy and his protege, not his equal partner.

I believe Ryan will play more role in the campaign than Palin did.

[freemama]

We are looking at the future of conservativism in America AND the future president in Paul Ryan.

Mitt has made a great decision!

[Northern Yankee]

Good catch Mitt... " Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States..."

Glad your aides caught it.

[katana]

The media was able, successfully I might add, to portray Gov. Palin as an ignorant hick with zero national political experience and a "weird" (to the fudge packing, carpet munching, had-five-abortions-before-my-designer-daughter-came-along "elites" in New York and LA) family life. I adore the lady but she was ill prepared for the spotlight and very ill served by the bas****s who ran McCain's campaign. Now, based on that past success, they're going to try and portray this politically experienced, intelligent, and extremely articulate All American Irish-Catholic young man as Darth Vader. Lotsa luck with that!