>> it sounds an awfully lot like a section from an on rand novel, and that makes, because paul ryan is obsessed with on rand, the extreme libertarian novelist who wrote books like "atlas shrug." so we have to begin with the fact that this is a guy who really hugs an ideological extreme. he's obsessed with and fascinated by obscure austrian economists who have theories about getting government out of everything. and he has done well politically, because in a republican caucus that is pretty cutthroat, he's actually a very nice guy. one on one, he gets along with people quite well. he's got a good sense of humor. but the thing that needs, that mitt romney needs to understand is this -- he may get along very well personally with paul ryan, but if he chooses paul ryan as