No, I didn’t watch it. In the immortal words of Barbara Bush, why should I waste my beautiful mind on that?

Still, I get the essence. The GOP campaign is based on five main themes, three negative and two positive.

Negative:

The claim that Obama denigrated businessmen, saying that they didn’t build their own firms — which isn’t true. The claim that Obama has gutted Medicare to pay for the expansion of health insurance — which isn’t true. The claim that Obama has eliminated the work requirement for welfare — which isn’t true.

Positive:

The claim that Ryan has a plan to balance the budget — which isn’t true. The claim that Romney has a plan for economic recovery — which isn’t true. (The Economist: “The Romney Programme for Economic Recovery, Growth and Jobs” is like “Fifty Shades of Grey” without the sex).

It seems to me that there’s a pattern here, but I can’t quit figure it out. The editorial page has some ideas.

Also, Robin Wells on health care and women, and Matt Miller on Christie.