Revenge of the Budget Nerds
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, holds up a copy of the 2012 Republican budget proposal during a news conference April 5, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Douglas Holtz-Eakin hails the Ryan pick as a victory for budget nerds:
They laughed at us. They mocked our obsession with deficits, pay-fors, appropriations, mandatories, discretionaries, trust funds, scoring, and reconciliation. And now Paul Ryan — budget chairman and fiscal analyst par excellence — is the Republican nominee for vice president of the United States.
It’s a fabulous choice, and not just because it’s a victory for budget nerds.
About the Author
David Frum
David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.
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