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Until now, paul ryan, a wisconsin native, was known as a ho-hum policy wonk, more at ease giving chart-heavy speeches than prime time political addresses. look at where we re headed. we are headed with a crushing burden of debt. the debt goes to double the size of the economy, then triple the size of the economy, to eight times the size of the economy. the ayn rand devotee hardly shook things up when he played office. he played loyal party soldier and voted in favor of big bush era spending plans. according to a recent profile of the congressman, quote, ryan told me recently that as a fiscal conservative he was miserable during the last majority and is determined to do everything i can to make sure i don t feel that misery again. four years ago, ryan, using his policy skills and disarming demeanor, set out to slash spending. in the process he created a plan that would redefine the nation s ....