Whereas the President is accused of hiding every radical leftist view in history behind a polished speaking voice and Hollywood smile, Mitt Romney’s new running mate has actually managed to be that radical, using an artifice of competence and pseudo-intellectualism to win over those who might otherwise be scared away by the fiscally destructive policy he advocates and his terrible record on women’s rights and reproductive freedoms (which is another post entirely).

This is put more strongly than I would prefer, but it does echo my thoughts. Ryan is certainly more far right than Obama is left. It will be interesting how the rhetoric of radicalness affects the race.

(Source: mhpshow.msnbc.com)