I might need to keep this short. For I’m a bit tired this morning, perhaps because Paul
Ryan’s speech revved me up so much that it took me a while to get to sleep.
Now I am not one to just love every Republican speech. To be honest, I think Tuesday night was
a disappointing dud. But last
night Ryan’s speech soared beyond my high expectations. Ryan was clear, earnest, upbeat, and
winsome; and at the same time his critique of the Obama administration was
devastating. Here’s a good
summary.
And the reaction of the Obama camp shows they know they just
took a big hit.
Love or hate Romney, you got to give him credit for making a
smart pick for Veep.
I think Ryan’s speech might be remembered for a long time. It is the best convention speech by
someone not named Reagan I can remember.
This part alone could make it one for the ages (And I’ll conclude with
it because I cannot do better.):
None of us have to settle for the best this administration
offers – a dull, adventureless journey from one entitlement to the next, a
government-planned life, a country where everything is free but us. Listen
to the way we’re spoken to already, as if everyone is stuck in some class or
station in life, victims of circumstances beyond our control, with government
there to help us cope with our fate. It’s the exact opposite of
everything I learned growing up in Wisconsin, or at college in Ohio. When
I was waiting tables, washing dishes, or mowing lawns for money, I never
thought of myself as stuck in some station in life. I was on my own path,
my own journey, an American journey where I could think for myself, decide for
myself, define happiness for myself. That’s what we do in this
country. That’s the American Dream. That’s freedom, and I’ll
take it any day over the supervision and sanctimony of the central planners.
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