Paul Ryan, a hero to conservatives and lightning rod for Democrats, accepted the Republican nomination as Mitt Romney's vice- presidential running mate yesterday, 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 Wisconsin. Although he is a leader on budget policy in Congress, Mr Ryan was not well-known outside Washington when tapped by Mr Romney this month.
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