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GOP pros fret over Paul Ryan — You've heard them on television and read them on POLITICO — cheerful, defiant statements from Republican political professionals about Mitt Romney's bold masterstroke in tapping Paul Ryan as his running mate, and turning the 2012 presidential race into a serious …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Caucus, Washington Monthly, Washington Wire, New York Times, americanthinker.com, Mediaite, Ballot Box, Booman Tribune, Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:

Brutal: CNN Torches DWS on Medicare Falsehoods — Let me say this right up front: Congratulations to Wolf Blitzer for being a relentless, responsible journalist. If you value the truth, this interview is a pleasure to watch. If you have even an ounce of human compassion for the in-over-her-head target …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Scared Monkeys, Wake up America, The Other McCain, Hot Air, Weekly Standard, UrbanGrounds and AEIdeas

David A. Stockman / New York Times:

Paul Ryan's Fairy-Tale Budget Plan — PAUL D. RYAN is the most articulate and intellectually imposing Republican of the moment, but that doesn't alter the fact that this earnest congressman from Wisconsin is preaching the same empty conservative sermon. — Thirty years of Republican apostasy …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Hullabaloo, p m carpenter's commentary, Business Insider and Prairie Weather

Susan Page / USA Today:

Gov. Chris Christie to deliver keynote at GOP convention — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will deliver the keynote address that launches the Republican National Convention in two weeks, telling USA TODAY he plans to make an “emphatic” argument on behalf of GOP approaches and shared sacrifice to face the nation's biggest challenges.

Discussion: Washington Wire, First Read, Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway, Weekly Standard, NBC New York, Scared Monkeys, americanthinker.com, Washington Examiner, New York Times, About.com US Politics, GOP 12, New York Magazine and Associated Press

Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:

GOP concerned Ryan could cost party House and Senate seats — Republicans strategists are worried that Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) addition to the presidential ticket will cost their party House and Senate seats this fall. — Their concern: Democrats will successfully demonize Ryan's budget plan …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN, Washington Post, Politico, ThinkProgress, Swampland, Booman Tribune, The Caucus, Connecting.the.Dots and The Hill

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A strong solo debut for Ryan — with Romney's script

Discussion: ABCNEWS, New York Times, Boston Globe and ABCNEWS

Richard Danielson / Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio to introduce Mitt Romney at RNC

Discussion: Politico, First Read, GOP 12, USA Today and ABCNEWS

Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Ron Wyden Takes Issue With Mitt Romney Linking Him to Paul Ryan

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Maddow Blog

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Paul Ryan Origin Story Is a Heaping Pile

Discussion: 2012 Decoded, Politico, New York Times and The Atlantic Online, more at Mediagazer »

Suzy Khimm / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's biggest budget cuts are to Medicaid, not Medicare

Discussion: FT Alphaville, National Review, The Incidental Economist, Forbes, Washington Monthly, PoliticusUSA and Mother Jones

Politico:
Paul Ryan's voting record: Big-spending conservatism

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

BuzzFeed:
New Senior Romney Advisor Called Ryan Entitlement Reform Plans “Irresponsible...A Bad Idea”

Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots, New York Times, Washington Post, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Colorlines, PoliticusUSA, The Hinterland Gazette and The New Republic

CNN:
Rubio to introduce Romney at Republican convention

Discussion: Hot Air

Sally Johnson / Associated Press:
Christie to give RNC keynote

Discussion: CNN

Erick Erickson / RedState: More on the Winning Argument — In USA Today, Instapundit …

Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's constitutional amendment would bar Paul Ryan from the presidency

Discussion: Truthdig, Liberal Values, BuzzFeed, Daily Kos and The Raw Story

David Shepardson / detroitnews.com:

Treasury: U.S. to lose $25 billion on auto bailout — Washington -The Treasury Department says in a new report the government expects to lose more than $25 billion on the $85 billion auto bailout. That's 15 percent higher than its previous forecast. — In a monthly report sent to Congress on Friday …

Discussion: The Heritage Foundation and Weasel Zippers

Jason Lange / CNBC:

U.S. Treasury increases auto bailout cost estimate — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has said the auto industry bailout will cost taxpayers $3.4 billion more than previously thought. — Treasury now estimates the 2009 bailout will eventually cost the government $25.1 billion …

Discussion: The Hill and Politico

Evan McMorris-Santoro / livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com:

Boehner's Office Says Obama Avoiding Personal Responsibility For Drought — On its website and in an email Monday, House Speaker John Boehner's office said President Obama needs to take personal responsibility for the drought ravaging the Midwest. — Obama, “continues to blame anyone …

Discussion: Financial Times, Balloon Juice, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Dependable Renegade and New York Magazine

Speaker.gov:
Why Doesn't President Obama Urge Senate Dems to Pass Urgently-Needed Drought Relief?

Discussion: The Maddow Blog, The Hill, Firedoglake and Daily Kos

Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Reaction to Ryan as VP Pick Among Least Positive Historically — But Republicans more OK with Ryan compared with past vice presidential candidates — PRINCETON, NJ — Four in 10 Americans rate Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate as either “excellent” or …

Discussion: Slate, Daily Kos, NewsBusters.org blogs and American Power

WRAL-TV:
Biden attacks Romney, Ryan positions in Durham visit

Discussion: Power Line, The Daily Caller, Betsy's Page, Hot Air and The Lonely Conservative

Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun Blogs:

McCain rebuts Reid on Romney, says “nothing in his tax returns shows he did not pay taxes” — Arizona Sen. John McCain said today that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is wrong about his assertion that Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years, saying his team that vetted the presumptive GOP nominee in 2008 found no such thing.

Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway

Zack Colman / Ballot Box:
White House touts wind energy against Romney

Discussion: Politico, New York Times and GOP 12

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Hey Paul Ryan haters, your congressional insider trader suspect actually is Sheldon Whitehouse — Paul Ryan falsely was accused today by left-wing bloggers, most notably Matthew Yglesias (formerly of Think Progress now of Slate), of insider trading based on confidential information provided …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, naked capitalism, New York Magazine, Slate, The Other McCain and JOSHUAPUNDIT

Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Paul Ryan Insider Trading Rumor Quickly Debunked

Discussion: Cognitive Dissidence, Wake up America, Business Insider, Brad DeLong, Guardian, Firedoglake and The Daily Dish

Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:

Archbishop Desmond Tutu protests NBC reality series ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ — Cast of “Stars Earn Stripes” (NBC - CHRIS HASTON/NBC) Nine Nobel Peace Laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have demanded NBC scrub its new reality series “Stars Earn Stripes” because, “war isn't entertainment.”

Discussion: Guardian, normblog, Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Hinterland Gazette, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Mediaite

ABCNEWS:

Twice-Jilted Pawlenty Sat on VP Secret — REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK by SHUSHANNAH WALSHE (@shushwalshe) — Tim Pawlenty was passed over as a presidential running mate twice. But to a reporter sitting on his front lawn during what must have been a difficult time — getting passed …

Discussion: BuzzFeed and ABCNEWS

Francisco Alvarado / Riptide 2.0:

Mitt Romney is Stumping In Miami at Eatery Owned By Convicted Coke Smuggler … Today, Mitt Romney is foregoing a Miami political campaign tradition by skipping over Versailles restaurant in Little Havana. Instead, Mittens will be hobnobbing with a convicted cocaine smuggler.

Discussion: New York Magazine, UrbanGrounds, The Buzz Florida Politics Feed, The Hinterland Gazette, Balloon Juice and Naked Politics

Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:

Cooke distances himself from national Dems on gay marriage, abortion — Democratic candidate for governor cleaves to LDS Church position. — | The Salt Lake Tribune — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Cooke launched a pre-emptive strike Monday, distancing himself …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Box Turtle Bulletin and Towleroad News #gay

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

‘Four More Beers!’ Chant Greets Obama; Buys Beers for 10 People, Save Romney Supporter — In Iowa last night, a chant of “four more beers!” broke out for President Obama, and he offered to buy beers for 10 people, but not for a supporter of Mitt Romney. Via the pool report:

Babak Dehghanpisheh / Washington Post:

Syria rebels claim shoot-down of fighter jet; government disputes report — View Photo Gallery — This image made from an amateur video purports to show a Syrian plane downed over the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, Syria, on Aug. 13, 2012. Click through to see more photos of the violence …

Discussion: New York Times, Guardian and Via Meadia, more at Mediagazer »