Paul Ryan made a huge decision over the weekend: his Halloween costume
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) might not want to be like outgoing House Speaker John Boehner, but there is someone whose likeness he's ready to assume: Mitt Romney. Over the weekend, while Ryan was supposed to be mulling the pros and cons of running for the House's top job, he apparently decided on his Halloween costume instead — and he's going as his former running mate. During an appearance on CNN on Sunday, Ryan said that he came across a mask of Romney "and just had to do it."
So now, imagine those piercing blue eyes peering out of this:
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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.