That one seems to be out there in force.  Paul Ryan is “wonky.”  Okay, it sounds bad, or somewhat geeky.  But stop and think about what characteristics he has that makes him wonky.  He can talk about the issues, such as budgets, and make it so people can understand what he’s talking about.  He can also eviscerate BHO when he’s in a situation where he has the floor.  In essence, you can listen to Paul Ryan and know more than you did after he’s done speaking.  He can speak in lucid paragraphs without staring back and forth at twin teleprompters like he’s watching a tennis match from a dugout.

Now I ask you this.  Can you name a member of the Democrat party that you can learn stuff from?  Go on, take as long as you like.  I can’t.  I can recite bumper stickers that would look normal in Berkeley after one has done talking, but they’re meant to be catchy, and vague enough that they’re not committing to anything that can be used against them.  There isn’t one Democrat party member that can speak intelligently on issues.  They’re just not wonky enough.

Supposedly Biden is another wonk, like Ryan, but he’s a gaffe generator of the first magnitude and just doesn’t seem all that terribly bright.  Obama might even be smarter.  My guess is that the White House is faxing out talking points stating how Biden is strong on policy and the media is, as usual, transcribing it.  We’ll find out in the debate.