Ryan's seriousness inspires Democratic silliness. By Caroline Baum

No sooner did Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announce his choice of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate than the criticism started flowing, fast and furious.
"Right-wing ideologue," declared David Axelrod, President Obama's campaign strategist.
"Plutocrat Ticket," Democratic pundit Paul Begala wrote in the Daily Beast.
"Galt/Gekko 2012," wrote the New York Times' Paul Krugman, referring to the protagonists of Atlas Shrugged and Wall Street.