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Night 3 at the RNC
Perhaps lost in the hoopla of Zell Miller and Dick Cheney speaking tonight will be the address of Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin representative in the House. It is not a mistake that he was slated to speak in primetime on a night so major as to include a tribute to Ronald Reagan, a turncoat Democratic senator and the Vice President. Ryan proved a remarkably charismatic - and party loyal - young leader who shouts of potential.
Traditionally, a convention keynote is used to elevate a lesser-known politician to party prominence. Zell Miller can hold no such claim, as he is not a rising star but rather a retiring senator. And that is where Ryan’s primetime address comes in. He is the rising star in the GOP that Obama is in the Democratic Party to a certain degree. Janesville, his home district, is very much enamored with his leadership. And his politics seem mightily compatible with those of Wisconsin in its entirety.
So once Darrow, Welch and company finish their election this fall, and eyes turn to the next senatorial showdown - over Kohl’s seat - don’t be too surprised if you see this evening’s featured rising star on a statewide ballot.
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