My criticisms of papal policy are very controversial.
The implications "for policy are very unclear," she writes, which may be a roundabout way of saying that the implications of her work make her unhappy.
"Ryan's views on economic and tax policy are very radical, so I'm not sure if he's a good choice for targeting independent voters," Mr. Lammert said.
That would be a dubious claim even if he were honestly representing his business career, because the skills needed to run a business and those needed to manage economic policy are very different.
"Hardliners and radicals who are opposed to Mr Rafsanjani's moderate stances, notably vis-à-vis the West and his open-door, laissez-faire economic policy, are very much against his candidacy to the Expert's Assembly," said Dr Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst at Tehran University.
"The exceptions to this policy are very specific, for instance, office bridal showers where co-workers aren't going to be invited to the wedding," she told About.com. .
