tax reform for faster growth, spending restraint to prevent a Greek-like budget fate, and a Jack Kemp-like belief in opportunity for all. He represents the GOP's new generation of reformers that includes such Governors as Louisiana's Bobby Jindal and New Jersey's Chris Christie. As important, Mr. Ryan can make his case in a reasonable and unthreatening way. He doesn't get mad, or at least he doesn't show it. Like Reagan, he has a basic cheerfulness and Midwestern equanimity. There are other VP picks under consideration who bring a lot to the ticket -- especially, perhaps, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. We'd be very pleased to see either of them on the ticket.  But if your campaign is "about telling people we've got to cut back on our spending and finally live within our means or we could face economic calamity," then there's an awfully strong case for picking Paul Ryan as your running mate. Four months after capturing the nomination, Mr. Romney remains someone not especially beloved by the GOP faithful. They like him, sure. They desperately hopes he beats Obama, yes. But still one gets the sense that they are burdened by the fact that once again the party chose the establishment pick as its nominee, even in these most Tea Partying of times. To wit, yesterday, after Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said that steelworkers laid off by Bain Capital would have been able to afford health care if they had lived in Massachusetts, where Mr. Romney mandated everyone