August 13, 2012
Big Wisconsin homecoming for Ryan
Thousands of Wisconsinites jammed the Waukesha County Exposition Center to welcome favorite son Paul Ryan back to his birthplace.
The Wisconsin Reporter:
The audience surpassed that of Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory rally, also held at the Expo Center in June, as thousands of Romney-Ryan supporters stood shoulder to shoulder outside the facility for what was labeled a homecoming.
A Wisconsin who's who of GOP heavyweights - from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to the Fitzgerald brothers, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, a U.S. Senate candidate, and former Senate Majority leader Scott Fitzgerald - revved up the Republican faithful before favorite son Ryan held the floor.
As he has done so often over seven terms in the House, Ryan clearly laid out his limited-government vision, asserting what has become abundantly clear since Romney announced his vice presidential choice Saturday morning near the U.S.S. Wisconsin in Norfolk, Va.
"So we have a big choice to make," he said.
"And if we...(Read Full Post)