Ryan continues attack on Obama

Paul Ryan, a hero to conservatives and lightning rod for Democrats, accepted the Republican nomination as Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate today, saying the moment for President Barack Obama's Democrats "came and went".

Paul Ryan accepted the Republican nomination as Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate last night, saying the moment for President Barack Obama's Democrats "came and went".

Mr Ryan's nationally-televised speech on the second day of the storm-shortened Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, was a debut of sorts for the 42-year-old congressman from the Midwestern state of Wisconsin.