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WESTLAKE, OH - SEPTEMBER 4:  Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to supporters at Westlake Recreation Center on September 4, 2012 in Westlake, Ohio. Ryan continues his campaign swing with an event later today in Iowa. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

WESTLAKE, OH - SEPTEMBER 4: Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to supporters at Westlake Recreation Center on September 4, 2012 in Westlake, Ohio. Ryan continues his campaign swing with an event later today in Iowa. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)