memeorandum: Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus (Annie-Rose Strasser/ThinkProgress)

3:50 PM ET, August 12, 2012

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:

A view of Ryan from Florida — Here's the front page of the Miami Herald today, with an unsubtle headline about what Paul Ryan could mean for Mitt Romney in a critical battleground. — It appears as Ryan's appearance in the state alongside Romney, planned for tomorrow, was redirected to Iowa.

Discussion: MiamiHerald.com and Brad DeLong

Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:

Romney Team Hints at More Openness on Ryan's Tax Records — DULLES, Va. — A top aide to Mitt Romney said that the campaign had obtained “several years” of income tax returns from potential running mates - suggesting that Representative Paul D. Ryan had produced tax returns for a greater number …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Applesauce, Outside the Beltway and The Reality-Based Community

Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:

Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus — The same Republicans who criticized President Obama for lacking foreign policy experience in 2008 are now stepping in to defend the dismal international relations record of Romney-Ryan ticket.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hullabaloo

Politico:

5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan — Paul Ryan has vaulted to national fame over the past three years—as a slogan, not as a person. — “The Ryan budget” can make conservative hearts flutter, or make liberals sputter with indignation. But the author of this document has remained …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh and The Daily Beast

Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:

Romney Campaign Doubles Down: He ‘Would Have Signed’ The Ryan Budget — Just moments after Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential nominee on Saturday, his campaign tried to distance itself from Ryan's signature House budget. Although Romney has admitted …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Raw Story, Little Green Footballs, NationalJournal.com, Booman Tribune, CNN and The Atlantic Online

BuzzFeed:

Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States — A division of political labor. And an open political question of how the Ryan Budget will play in the Sunshine State. — Image by SAUL LOEB / Getty Images — CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will part ways until …

Discussion: The Impolitic, The Buzz Florida Politics Feed and Riehl World View

Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Psychology of the Ryan Pick

Discussion: Brad DeLong

Anna Palmer / Politico:
Newt: No more objections to Ryan plan

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

ABCNEWS:
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod

Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill: Axelrod: Romney, Ryan share ‘extreme’ views

Bloomberg:
Romney-Ryan: The Bain & Co. Ticket

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community and Brad DeLong

New York Times:
Mr. Ryan's Cramped Vision

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hit & Run

Tim Mak / Reuters:
Ayn Rand followers applaud Paul Ryan

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Hinterland Gazette, The PJ Tatler, naked capitalism, Politico, The Moderate Voice and Gothamist

Jane Mayer / News Desk:
Ayn Rand Joins the Ticket

Discussion: Firedoglake, We are respectable negroes, Prairie Weather, DownWithTyranny!, The Daily Beast, The Reaction, The Daily Dish, ThinkProgress and 2012 Decoded

Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Paul Ryan v. Sarah Palin

Discussion: Althouse, Firedoglake and The Peking Duck

Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
Why Ryan Makes Romney's Tax Problem Even Worse

Discussion: Washington Post, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Off the Charts Blog, News Desk, Obsidian Wings, The Hinterland Gazette and Prairie Weather

A.B Stoddard / Pundits Blog: Opinion: With Ryan pick, a new Romney

Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan's Plan

Discussion: The Reaction, New York Times, Booman Tribune, Boing Boing, The Agonist, ThinkProgress, BuzzFeed, Connecting.the.Dots and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Romney rolls the dice

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Ricochet Conversations Feed, The New Republic, UrbanGrounds, American Power, The Other McCain and Patterico's Pontifications

Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
In Ryan pick, echoes of Obama's own selection of Vice President Biden

Discussion: NO QUARTER, New York Magazine, Jammie Wearing Fools and NewsBusters.org blogs

John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Riehl World View

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It's Paul Ryan's Party: With Romney VP Pick, Movement Conservatives Openly Control GOP at Last

Discussion: Boston Globe, The Mahablog, CANNONFIRE, No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice, The Reaction, Washington Monthly, Paul Krugman, The New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Taylor Marsh and The Caucus

BuzzFeed:

Romney Campaign Examined Tax Returns Of Potential Veeps — “Several” years required, Myers says. Romney has released just two years of returns. — Image by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign requested “several” years of tax returns …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos and US Politics

Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Mediaite, The Raw Story and Business Insider

Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out

Discussion: The Hill, ABCNEWS, RedState and americanthinker.com

Candice M. Giove / New York Post:

Bronx pol's secret F'book page with staffer boytoy — She's a real swing voter. — To constituents, she's Naomi D. Rivera, a mild-mannered, bespectacled Bronx assemblywoman whose social-media page is dotted with her accomplishments, thoughtful sayings and the latest neighborhood news.

Discussion: Gothamist, The Other McCain and Jammie Wearing Fools

Josh Margolin / New York Post:

Why Christie not picked as Mitt's VP — New Jersey's Chris Christie was high on Mitt Romney's list but refused to resign as governor in order to run, a Romney insider told The Post. — But Christie seems to have no ill will. He endorsed the duo, saying Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan understand the nation's …

Discussion: Booman Tribune and New York Magazine

Kareem Fahim / New York Times:

Egyptian Leader Ousts Military Chief — CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of staff and several senior generals, in a stunning purge of the leadership of Egypt's military, which has emerged as a primary challenger to Mr. Morsi's rule.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Michael J. Totten's blog

BBC:
Egypt leader Mursi orders army chief Tantawi to resign

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Informed Comment and The Agonist

New York Times:

Racial Profiling Rife at Airport, U.S. Officers Say — BOSTON — More than 30 federal officers in an airport program intended to spot telltale mannerisms of potential terrorists say the operation has become a magnet for racial profiling, targeting not only Middle Easterners but also blacks, Hispanics and other minorities.

Discussion: The Caucus, emptywheel and theGrio

Bernie Becker / The Hill:

DNC chairwoman: Obama super-PAC ad raises fair questions — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) declined Sunday to denounce a controversial recent advertisement from a pro-Obama super PAC, and suggested the spot raised important points. — Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman …

Discussion: CNN and Politico

New York Times:

Opinion: Extreme Weather and Drought Are Here to Stay — BY many measurements, this summer's drought is one for the record books. But so was last year's drought in the South Central states. And it has been only a decade since an extreme five-year drought hit the American West.

Discussion: Watts Up With That? and Daily Kos