With Paul Ryan’s arrival on the GOP ticket, the issue of Medicare is front and center in the campaign. Mitt Romney, Ryan and the RNC have wasted no time in trying to inoculate themselves from the coming Democratic onslaught over Ryan’s plan to privatize Medicare by saying that it is in fact President Obama who has cut mercilessly from the insurance program. But the attempt is a transparent sleight of hand. Sahil Kapur has the details.
It’s early days in the mission of NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover, but back on Earth geologists have discovered something significant about the Red Planet.
Sneak peek at the first joint Romney-Ryan interview about to air on 60 Minutes.
Happy trails. I didn’t realize it would be such a big news day. But I’ve been pleasantly oblivious to it.
As of yesterday afternoon I’m away on a much needed vacation. I may stop by to recommend a couple of books. Otherwise I’ll see you in a week.
Set aside for a moment questions about what having Paul Ryan on the GOP ticket means for the campaign, or what it says about Mitt Romney vis-Ã -vis the conservatives who pushed him in this direction.
Short of having Ryan or a like-minded Republican leading the ticket, I think today’s development is a genuinely healthy one for the country. Read More
Paul Ryan may end up being the one thing everyone in this election agrees on. Republicans finally got their dream pick , and Democrats get their dream opponent.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan appear together at 9AM eastern for the GOP ticket’s official unveiling. Watch live here.
In homage to the late Rodney King, Romney asks Obama: “Can we all get along?”
John Huntsman Sr. calls on Mitt Romney to release more tax returns.