gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward, ron brown, and cnn s dan lothian. i m candy crowley. this is state of the union. the campaign trail is most often a series of mind-numbing days interrupted by the ones that you will never forget, and the days when you know that one way or another, something has changed, and saturday was one of those days for mitt romney. what works here, and what works around the world is free people pursuing their dreams. we want those dreamers here. we can accomplish our dreams. because as much as voters learned about paul ryan yesterday, they may have learned more about romney first and foremost that this most cautious of candidates will take a big risk for the potential of a big payoff. at first blush this much could be said for the ryan pick, it appears to have brought home conservatives. joining fouser a conversation of that and more i john thune, s senator from south dako
the last 30 years. things have sure changed. take baby boomers. many of them were the first to go to college, right? today their children and grandchildren may hold a degree, but it comes at a steep price and they re still looking for a job. student loan debt now stands at $865 billion, topping credit card debt for the first time. let s bring in ryan mack, president of optimum capital management, john doggett, professor at the university of austin. and an organization focused on issues facing young americans and rubin navarrette, individuals 18 to 30, how do they feel about the shifting situation for education? it costs more. you re not guaranteed a job, but you know you need it. there s tremendous concern out there. we know that as young americans, we need that education to get ahead. there s huge benefits from getting a college degree, but as you mentioned, the price of going to college is going up faster than inflation and going up faster than healthcare. yeah. unfor