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Today, Bob Novak's excellent column explains why it would be smart for John McCain to embrace Rep. Paul Ryan's sweeping economic reform plans. But I might go farther than Novak. I think McCain ought to not only embrace Ryan's platform, but should at least give strong consideration to welcoming Ryan himself on his ticket. Next to Chris Cox, Ryan is emerging as the best choice for conservatives to rally around for Veep. Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes would be an awfully sweet pickup for Republicans in a tough year. Just by driving up the ticket's vote totals in Ryan's own district -- which elected liberal Les Aspin for 22 years -- Ryan may well be able to deliver the state to McCain.
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