Paul Ryan for OMB director?

Lawrence Kudlow -- a former Reagan economic advisor, a syndicated columnist, and the host of CNBC’s Kudlow & Company -- thinks Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan would be "a grabd slam home run" as director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Ryan is campaigning now to be House Budget Committee chairman, but Kudlow says the White House is considering him to replace Josh Bolten, the new Bush chief of staff.

Kudlow's post.

Of course, that would open up another House seat in the mid-term elections, and the GOP may not want to risk it. Ryan is safe, but an open seat could be competitive.