Paul Ryan Is the New Dick Cheney
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Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Ryan is not the progeny ofRonald Reagan, as starry-eyed Republicans would have it. Yes, hehas a winning smile and twinkling eyes. But he hasn’t runanything bigger than an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.
The closer parallel for Ryan is Dick Cheney, another ManWith a Plan. George W. Bush needed a running mate who was olderand wiser to fill in the blanks in his thinking. So he balancedhis own vague compassionate conservatism with Cheney’s bloodlessneoconservative certainty.