Courtesy of Auntie Beeb, but this is all over the placeRepublican Romney names Paul Ryan as running mate
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named conservative Paul Ryan as his running mate in November's election.
Mr Ryan, 42, is a congressman for his home state of Wisconsin.
Ohio Senator Rob Portman and former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty had also been tipped to run with Mr Romney as vice-presidential candidate.
The BBC's North America Editor Mark Mardell says the decision is a bold and ideological choice.
Recent opinion polls suggest a close race between Mr Romney and President Barack Obama in November's poll, with Mr Obama tending to have a slight lead in most surveys.
Analysts say Mr Romney will be hoping to regain momentum in the campaign after a series of pro-Obama campaign advertisements attacking his record.
So! Things just got interesting. After floundering in the face of a baseless hear-say accusation for what, over a week? the Romney camp decided to make the race a referendum on domestic/fiscal policy, instead of teasing Mittens about his taxes.
Now, this is a) yet another hilarious contribution from the gift that just keeps on givin' 2) horribly frightening and with a potentially disastrous and depressing outcome after all the Pubbie voter obstruction hi-jinks. Captain RomneyRyan will drive USS Austerity right down that Gilded Drain; corporate dystopia and A Handmaiden's Tale for some, tiny American flags for others! But will the base respond well to a Mormon/Papist ticket?
Coincidentally, do any of our resident Randroids have second thoughts about their predictions in the forum prediction thread on who's gonna nail POTUS?