By Peter Wallison & Cornelius Hurley

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Congressman Paul Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate is being described as a “game changer” that shifts the presidential election from negative tit-for-tat swipes to a higher strategic plane. What better time than now to have the long overdue discussion about the central issue of the Financial Crisis–what to do about banks and other financial firms considered too-big-to-fail.  That discussion need not be rancorous or partisan once all sides recognize that these firms are being bailed out every day.

Too bad Main Street doesn't qualify as "Too Big To Fail"...