ROGER KIMBALL ON RYAN’S SPEECH: “I suspect that Joe Biden is felling pretty awful this morning. For that matter, I’d wager Barack Obama has had better nights’ rest. Condi Rice’s speech was bad enough for the the Democrats — it was serious, dignified, eloquent — but Paul Ryan hit it out of the park. They both must have watched Ryan’s speech. They both must have come away with an empty feeling in the pit of the stomach. And poor Joe has to debate Paul Ryan in a little more than a month. I almost feel sorry for him. Almost.”