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(114,904 posts) Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:17 AM Aug 2012

Bruni: Risky Ryan

By FRANK BRUNI

Until this morning, Mitt Romney was running a campaign of extreme caution, in which he seemed intent on making it as hard as possible for voters—and Democrats—to pin down how he would really govern, which tough choices he’d be prepared to make.

With the selection of Paul Ryan, that changes.

Until this morning, he seemed intent on making the election entirely about President Obama and turning it into a referendum on the last four years, not a blueprint for the next four.

Ryan changes that, too.

He’s a transformative choice—and a seriously, seriously risky one.

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http://bruni.blogs.nytimes.com/

Excellent piece.