While many in the media are focusing on Mitt Romney's pick as Vice President for the Republican ticket's budget and fiscal views, Paul Ryan is much more than just wonky budget guy. In fact, Ryan's extreme social conservatism, which he prefers to hide under his fiscal views, is a perfect example of the state of today's GOP that has been taken over by far-right ideologues who distract with tax and deficit talk as they seek to march civil rights back to the dark ages.