Democratic aide: GOP thinks “lying is a virtue”  —  (CBS News) As President Obama and the Democrats gear up for their convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week, Democrats unpacked their thoughts on last week's Republican convention.  Senior campaign aide Stephanie Cutter said she gathered that Republicans “think lying is a virtue.”

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies  —  The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Korean evangelist, businessman and self-proclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and links to vast commercial interests …

Dems continue to dodge 4-years-ago question  —  The question Democrats didn't want to answer head-on Sunday: Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago?  —  Asked the same question repeatedly host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's “This Week,” President Barack Obama's senior …

Obama's Response To Clint Eastwood Was The Most RT'd Tweet Of RNC … More than 51,000 people re-tweeted it, as of Sunday.  Obama was presumed to be sitting in the empty chair during Eastwood's prime time speech, which the crowd ate up but which received negative reviews in the press.

One California Democrat hospitalized, another causes disturbance after night of drinking  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A California delegate to the Democratic National Convention was hospitalized early this morning, after apparently falling unconscious in a hotel lobby following a night of drinking …

Bush Chief Political Strategist: Paul Ryan's Speech Was Full Of Lies … On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Matthew Dowd, chief political strategist for former President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, criticized Ryan's for its many falsehoods, saying, “at some point, the truth should matter”:

‘No Easy Day’ by Mark Owen Tells of SEAL Raid on Bin Laden  —  The Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, learned from ABC News that they had “gazelle legs, no waist, and a huge upper body configuration,” not to mention calloused hands and gigantic egos.

White House releases recipe in beer brouhaha  —  Obama concocts his Pennsylvania Ave. home brew  —  President Obama's fondness for beer has been well documented.  Now the White House has bowed to demand for his recipe for beer that he concocted himself with a little help.

U-Haul with equipment for Biden event stolen in Detroit  —  Washington (CNN) - A U-Haul truck loaded with equipment for a Monday event featuring Vice President Joe Biden was stolen in Detroit Sunday, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said.  —  “A U-Haul that we were utilizing was stolen …

In the Los Angeles Area, Bans Are Hot  —  LOS ANGELES — “Whatever it is, I'm against it!”  Groucho Marx sang in a 1932 picture filmed on the Paramount lot here.  —  Today's Southern Californians seem to agree.  —  Once known for its sunny, freewheeling disposition …

Gary Johnson Feels ‘So Much Better’ Not Being A Republican Anymore  —  Republican Party , Republican Party , Republican Convention , Budget 2012 , Elections 2012 , Gary Johnson , Off The Bus , Gary Johnson Republicans , Libertarian Party , Off The Bus , Gary Johnson Republican Convention , Gary Johnson Spoiler , Politics News

Obama, a ‘huge’ Clint Eastwood fan, not offended by skit  —  DES MOINES - President Obama wants to make it clear that, in his own words, “I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan.”  —  “He is a great actor, and an even better director,” the president said in an interview with USA TODAY aboard Air Force One …

U.S. Companies Brace for an Exit From the Euro by Greece  —  Even as Greece desperately tries to avoid defaulting on its debt, American companies are preparing for what was once unthinkable: that Greece could soon be forced to leave the euro zone.  —  Bank of America Merrill Lynch has looked …

QOTD: Gloria Borger … Yes, she actually said that.  That quote comes from a CNN documentary on Romney, which Tommy Christopher at Mediaite rips to shreds in this highly entertaining column.  Borger seems to be wholly unaware of the irony of her statement.  But then so does Mitt: