PAUL RYAN DOES NOT WANT TO BE VP

"No, but you…well, I don’t have the time. It would take me too long to go through all of the math."

As I am a thinking man, a lot of things come to mind when I view a clip like this. It comes to mind that Paul Ryan is prevaricating. It comes to mind that the Romney campaign hasn't released the details of his proposed tax plan to somehow reduce taxes and close loopholes without adding to the deficit. As we are now just over a month away from the election, it comes to mind that Romney does not have plan at all, and intends to wing it if elected. But mostly, it comes to mind that Paul Ryan doesn't want to run for Vice President of the United States.

Watch the clip again. Look at him writhe. Look at the way he keeps his mouth moving while, deep down inside, he's run off to his happy place. Prior to this election, Ryan was a hero of his party, a so-called deficit hawk, an esteemed "details man." Ryan got to show up at the Capitol with extremely detailed budgets that had no chance of getting passed and deliver a good speech about numbers and "making the tough choices." Life was good until August. Then Mitt Romney called.

Mitt said, "Ryan, your party needs you. Your country needs you." Few people want to be a VP and campaigning to be one is even worse--it's all of the work of running for office, but another politician gets to tell you what to think.

Ryan looks as weary of being vague and evasive as we are of watching it.