Former Bush Official: Paul Ryan An ‘Unfortunate Pick,’ Has ‘Very Thin’ Foreign Affairs Record
Not everyone with conservative ties cheered when Mitt Romney selected Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his presidential ticket running mate. Former Bush administration State Department official Christian Whiton appeared on Fox Saturday to address his concerns with the selection, asserting that Ryan is inexperienced with foreign policy and “too young” to become President. “One reason this is a unfortunate pick opinion is that Paul Ryan has a very thin record on foreign affairs, which is a key criteria of course if you’re going to be supporting the man who will be commander-in-chief,” the D.C. International Advisory principal said. “Paul Ryan has said relatively little about foreign affairs and when he has it generally is brought back to his portfolio as head of the finance committee, so he’ll talk about how it’s important for America to thrive economically, to not appear to be in decline…But unfortunately what we don’t have from either the top or bottom of this ticket is a clear message o...