Ryan’s may be hard Veep choice for Irish to accept

NO matter what drama, farce and pathos the world witnesses in the forthcoming US presidential election, what we know for sure is that the next vice-president will be an Irish-American Catholic.

Needing to add a bit of conservative zing to his campaign, Mitt Romney has chosen Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.

By all accounts Ryan is a likeable chap with a considerable brain in his head and, most importantly, is the kind of right-wing, Ayn Rand-loving type needed to calm any Republican fears that Romney may have secret lefty inclinations. Just as the addition of the pathologically dopey Sarah Palin to the ticket destroyed John McCain’s presidential bid, it’s hoped that Ryan will have the opposite effect.