Ryan is the oval office ticket.

Pending an unvetted closet skeleton, Romney made a wise choice.

Ryan, a young but seasoned congressman from Wisconsin, was recommended for VP, as if anyone cares, in this blog several months ago. Ryan is an articulate analyst and a budget expert. Between Romney, Ryan, Obama and Biden, Ryan knows the details of the budget better than anyone on the ticket. In a debate, Ryan will wipe the smile off of Biden's face with a factual towel.  Ryan, for me, is a person with the subject knowledge to make genuine recommendations for change and Romney may be just the person to sell them.

Romney picked a VP who is a genuine addition to his campaign and not a subtraction. Further, Ryan is 42, a physical exercise fanatic so they say, and he will appeal to the younger crowd, which Obama did 4 years ago when he was 46.

Recently, Wisconsin, a liberal stronghold, showed signs of righteous intelligence when voters failed to oust the republican governor who stepped on the unions feet with a dose of economic realty. As I understand it, the wealthy Kansas Koch brothers contributed significantly to the republican side of the Wisconsin issue. No doubt their support will follow Ryan.

As a sidebar, I did know the president of a manufacturing company in Kansas that Bain/Romney brought in to wind down that Bain investment. He did tell me as I recall, the investors, of which he was one, made a wheelbarrow full of money. When that business was shut down, he moved to California to the next target. As I visited with him at his home 16 years ago, I did not know that that steel business would be the subject of Obama TV ads much later.

I any event, I do not know Obama, Biden, Romney or Ryan. What I know is based on what I read that others have written, which makes any original opinion of mine less than unique. Despite this lack of original research, I still conclude that Romney may now give Obama a real run for the oval office. And the TV debates now seem even more attractive for the Fall reality season.