This is Paul Ryan, a Republican and the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. I think that he has a big future if he is embraced. If the GOP was talking like this instead of talking about Obama so much, they may have struck a chord. By the end of the race McCain/Palin were talking about Obama more than Obama was.
If the GOP continues to trot out the same old tired rhetorical positions, they will continue to lose ground. Even Bill O'Reilly said that the empty ideological and rhetorical positions may still make for a successful talk career, but will no longer win general elections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbJpoUgz9Y0