nothing like the akin business. no. so in a case of unfortunate timing, the latest issue of newsweek features a cover story by have you read this? british historian neil ferguson, hit the road barack why we need a new president. unfortunate timing we ll see how mitt romney handles this. he writes in part this by picking ryan as his running mate romney has given the first real sign that unlike obama, he is a courageous leader who will not duck the challenges america faces. the voters have a stark choice. they can let barack obama s rambling i don t know good word. narrative, so ferguson, continue until they find themselves living in some american version of europe with low growth, high unemployment, even higher debt and real geopolitical decline, or opt for real change. i was a good loser four years ago, but this year, fired up by the rise of ryan, i want badly