"Why Moderates Should Like Paul Ryan."

I feel like Ross Douthat has written a column aimed right at me.

[A]n honest assessment of Ryan’s record requires acknowledging that he’s made his own party substantially more responsible and rigorous, while also challenging some of the self-deceptions that are endemic on the Democratic side of the aisle....

Against this backdrop, Romney’s choice of Ryan looks a lot like Ryan’s own policy positioning: It was more politically risky than the alternatives, but it was also more responsible.

The word "responsible" appears 3 other times in Douthat's short column.