Revenge of the Budget Nerds

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.