Ryan’s VP Spin | FactCheck.org

There's a reason the Vice Presidential nominee is considered the ticket's attack dog. Attack dogs also attack incoherently:

"Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements. Delegates cheered as the vice presidential nominee:

- Accused President Obama’s health care law of funneling money away from Medicare “at the expense of the elderly.” In fact, Medicare’s chief actuary says the law “substantially improves” the system’s finances, and Ryan himself has embraced the same savings.
- Accused Obama of doing “exactly nothing” about recommendations of a bipartisan deficit commission — which Ryan himself helped scuttle.
- Claimed the American people were “cut out” of stimulus spending. Actually, more than a quarter of all stimulus dollars went for tax relief for workers.
- Faulted Obama for failing to deliver a 2008 campaign promise to keep a Wisconsin plant open. It closed less than a month before Obama took office.
- Blamed Obama for the loss of a AAA credit rating for the U.S. Actually, Standard & Poor’s blamed the downgrade on the uncompromising stands of both Republicans and Democrats."

Keep reading for more doozies...

Republican Retreads from Tampa | FactCheck.org

They're playing all their greatest hits!

"On the first day of the Republican convention — marked by a delegate vote making former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the party’s official nominee for president — we’re already hearing a lot of exaggerated, misleading or downright false claims that we’ve heard before.

The theme of the day centered on repeated misrepresentations of a quote from President Obama. From the various speakers we also heard:

- A misleading statistic about women’s job losses that has grown so stale it is now wholly false.
- More bogus claims about “raiding” Medicare and the doctor-patient relationship under Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
- A completely false claim that more than half of the younger generation is unemployed. (Actually, 86 percent who want work have it.)
- More false claims that Obama blocked the Keystone XL Pipeline. Construction has already begun on the southern leg of the project, and the company says it expects approval for the Canada-to-U.S. leg early next year."

Christie’s Fact-Free Keynote | FactCheck.org

Governor Jabba the Hut strikes again:

"New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie largely avoided factual claims in a Republican convention keynote address that was heavy on generalities, opinion and platitudes. The pugnacious former prosecutor exaggerated a bit, though, when he bragged about his accomplishments as governor, and he repeated the common but false claim that the president’s health care law interferes with the doctor-patient relationship."

Keep reading since there's a lot more where that came from.

About Those ‘Republican Cuts’ | FactCheck.org

FactCheck.org checks out the 'Republican Budget Cuts' with this assessment:

"...the list of “Republican budget cuts” is real. But historically it has been difficult to make such deep cuts in the budget, and some of the proposed cuts go further than even the Republican leaders so far have been willing to support."

Rail~Volution

This seems like an interesting organization that could probably use more support than it is getting right now:

"Rail~Volution is a conference of passionate people, like you, who want to engage in thoughtful discussion about building livable communities with transit."

Also, very creative use of the tilde (~) in the group's name.

Booker tells chairs he's weighing 2013 gubernatorial run | Politicker NJ

This is an interesting, positive development:

"In the lead-up to next month’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his political consultant Mark Matzen are meeting face-to-face with county chairs and making it known that Booker is weighing a run for governor and plans to decide by December, according to party sources."

A Campaign Full of Mediscare | FactCheck.org

FactCheck.org has everything you ever wanted to know about the demagoguery of both presidential campaigns when it comes to Medicare. Read it and weep (probably literally).

Indian American Leadership Initiative

Be sure to check out the Indian American Leadership Initiative on Indian-American candidates.

American Bridge 21st Century | FactCheck.org

A little background information on American Bridge 21st Century, a super PAC founded by conservative-turned-liberal activist David Brock:

"American Bridge also has posted multiple opposition research memos on its website that target Republican candidates. A recent entry is a 290-page opposition research report on Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential candidate."

Ingenious fishing method may be spreading through dolphins | Murdoch University

We always knew dolphins were smart but the fact that they're teaching each other creative fishing methods is a little scary.

Pro-Romney Super PAC Twists Obama’s Words | FactCheck.org

Pro-Romney Super PAC Twists Obama’s Words