‘Somebody’s ability to get a Pell Grant,’ is what really matters Perlmutter said. Colo. Dem not high on Ryan

Paul Ryan, who considered a career as a professional skier—his mother was afraid he would become a “ski bum”— has an impressive record with another Colorado-centric sport as well.

The GOP vice presidential nominee, a notorious fitness buff who is campaigning in the coveted Centennial State today, has climbed “40 of Colorado’s 54 fourteeners — mountain peaks 14,000 feet or higher,” the Denver Post reported.


But Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado is not impressed.

“Perlmutter praised Ryan for being physically fit, saying ‘good for him,’” according to the Post.

“‘On the other hand,” Perlmutter said, “I think it’s what affects each American, not whether Paul can climb a fourteener but whether (budget) cuts affect somebody’s ability to get a Pell Grant or a veteran to be able to have some subsidized housing available to them.”

Ryan is set to attend a rally at a Colorado high school this morning and will later head to Las Vegas.