republican congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, a rising star in the party, is speaking right now. take a listen. from hawaii, to maine, to wisconsin, to florida, america is an idea, it s the most prohuman idea ever designed by man kind. our founders got it right when they wrote in the declaration of independence that our rights come from nature and nature s god not from government. should we now subscribe to an ideology where government creates rights, is solely responsible for delivering these artificial rights, and then systematically rations these rights? do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all americans to make the most of their lives? or do we now believe that government s role is to equalize the results of people s lives? the philosophy advanced on this