International edition NYT: Paul Ryan and the radicalization of the GOP

The International Herald Tribune

Editorial

Paul Ryan’s Social Extremism

Mr. Romney’s choice of Mr. Ryan carried some risks, considering Mr. Ryan’s advocacy of overhauling Medicare, but it has sent the strongest signal of solidarity to those who have made the party unrecognizable to moderates. Strident conservatives had been uneasy with Mr. Romney, but it is the rest of the country that should be nervous about conservatives’ now-enthusiastic acceptance of the Republican ticket.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/opinion/paul-ryans-social-extremism.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper