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>> its an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! >> now a look at paul ryan. the man. >> jamesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. >> the lawmaker. >> i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country. >> and his impact on the race for the white house. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." ...

journal" was urging. this is what the weekly standard, bill crystal, the strong voice of conservatism, both were saying this week, this is the guy. >> plus, lolo jones lashes out at the press after failing to win an olympic medal. >> the fact that they just tore me apart, it was just heart breaking. >> is the sports press building up female athletes just to tear them down? im how wa im howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." the tsami of speculation known as the veepstakes was s...

around the world. im wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." >> per in this special hour, we are taking a close look at the man mitt romney asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. romney made the big announcement in front of the battleship, the uss wiscons. ryan was chairman of the house budget committee made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts and spending. listen to highway mit...

i dont know anyone who doesnt respect his character and judgment. >> paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, hes the same age as the eldest of romneys five sons. ryans catholic with a wife and three young children. >> i want you to meet my family. this is my wife, janna. our daughter, liza, and our sons, charlie and sam. im surrounded by the people i love. i love you too. janesville, wisco...

the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." in this special hour we will take a close look at the man mitt romney has skoed sked to join him on the presidential ticket, paul ryan. romney made the announcement from front of the battleship "uss wisconsin." ryan made a name in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. >> its an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the u...

gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward, ron brown, and cnns dan lothian. im candy crowley. this is "state of the union." the campaign trail is most often a series of mind-numbing days interrupted by the ones that you will never forget, and the days when you know that one way or another, something has changed, and saturday was one of those days for mitt romney. >> what works here, and what works around the world is fr...

Tactics and the tea party. this is a very big moment mitt romney is not trying to make a decision to say have it both ways does this energize the left as much as it does the right. >> absolutely. if you are a senior. if you are someone row income. these guys want to cut taxes for the wealthest americans. in order to do that. they are going to make us pay for it by completely disseminating social programs. >> as you know. and im sure you do know. >> i do. >> for future recipients of medicare. no ...

Florida, the place where medicare is a third rail issue. if you remember, after the ryan budget passed, no less a conservative tea party favorite is allen west was getting shouted down in his own town halls for the medicare change, voucher program. thats very unpopular in florida or in pennsylvania that have the older populations. now they are going to have to defend the ryan budget. every aspect of it and also ryan represents this idealogical movement who really do believe in things like privat...

If we dont reform it. >> who are going to be age to get it. >> you said both paul ryan and he have voted for the precise same number in medicare. mitt romney has the independent payment advisory board. it would do a lot of the pavement side. paul ryan wants to turn it into a voucher program. those are different visions and we can debatd them. this thing that democrats have not put forward and its a myth. you can switch back and forth. >> the attack is democrats want to do nothing about the out-o...

Operates. the program for seniors by offering a voucher program. highly controversial and its going to put medicare as a chief talking point in the presidents stump speech as he reacts to congressman ryan being the running mate. >> how much does this change things from the white house re-election campaign perspective? >> well, it allows them a running mate for romney whos a target rich environment, who they can really go after as someone who is out of touch with the middle class. who is going to...