(Video) Mitt Romney introduces Paul Ryan as his running mate

**Posted by Phineas

By now you’ve all heard that what’s been speculated widely is true: Mitt Romney has picked Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate. Here’s video of the Governor’s introduction of Ryan, and Ryan’s acceptance speech:

Good speeches from both men, but I really like what I heard from Ryan. Andrew Malcolm provides the transcript, but I want to highlight one part:

But America is more than just a place…it’s an idea. It’s the only country founded on an idea. Our rights come from nature and God, not government. We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.

This idea is founded on the principles of liberty, freedom, free enterprise, self-determination and government by consent of the governed.

This idea is under assault. So, we have a critical decision to make as a nation.

We are on an unsustainable path that is robbing America of our freedom and security. It doesn’t have to be this way.

The commitment Mitt Romney and I make to you is this:

We won’t duck the tough issues…we will lead!

We won’t blame others…we will take responsibility!

We won’t replace our founding principles…we will reapply them!

We will honor you, our fellow citizens, by giving you the right and opportunity to make the choice:

What kind of country do we want to have?

What kind of people do we want to be?

We can turn this thing around. Real solutions can be delivered. But, it will take leadership. And the courage to tell you the truth.

That last would be a nice change, wouldn’t it?

Ryan is right to point out that this is not just a battle over economic records, but of ideas — on the nature of the economy, the relation between citizen and government, and the very essence of America, herself. Obama himself has opened the door several times to making this a battle not just about the economy (though his record there is awful enough), but about ideas and ideology, about a choice between being a growing, vigorous United States populated by freeborn citizens, or being a senile, declining “North American Europe,” populated by wards of the state.

The choice is clear, and it’s ours.

LINKS: Twitchy has some fun with liberals who are busy pointing out something shocking — Paul Ryan is a White male!! *gasp!* The horror… Speculation on how Joe Biden is taking the news. Is this the speech that won Paul Ryan the VP nod? The first of the Romney-Ryan ads. It’s a good one. James Pethokoukis thinks Romney-Ryan would complete the Reagan Revolution. Erika Johnsen thinks Ryan is ready for his close up and provides great moments of the congressman taking down President Obama and Treasury Secretary Tax Cheat Geithner. Roger L. Simon calls it “Romney’s Gutsy Choice.”

PS: ST has announced she will be at the Romney-Ryan Charlotte event tomorrow. Expect photo ops with both men.Β 

(Crossposted at Public Secrets)

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