If the GOP had an ounce of sense, they' make Rep. Paul Ryan the spokesman for the party (and maybe even nominate him for president in 2012?).In a gangbusters of a speech delivered before the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in Oklahoma City on March 31, Ryan let the president and the Democrats have it with both barrels blazing:A political realignment is on the way. Democratic leaders are staking their party's future on their ideological agenda. Financial Services Committee Chairman Frank candidly admits that his party "are trying on every front to increase the role of government." Former President Clinton told a Netroots convention last year that "We have entered a new era of progressive politics, which if we do it right could last 30 or 40 years."The question is, do we realign with the vision of a European-style social welfare state, or do we realign with the American idea?My party challenges the whole basis of the Progressivist vision of this country's future....(Read Full Post)