FILE - This Nov. 6, 2012 file photo shows then-Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his then-vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., during an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Election Day. Ryan likened his 2-year budget agreement with Democrats to taking a few steps in the right direction. But the bipartisan deal also carries potential value for Republicans and Ryan himself at a time when the party lacks a clear leader ahead of the 2014 midterm election. If the agreement eventually comes to represent the badly needed bridge between Republican factions, Ryan was its builder. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)