Thursday's Opinions [Aug 30, 2012]

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, August 30, 2012 George F. Will Are voters bluffing? Do Americans want big government's favors or not? E.J. Dionne Jr. Courage? What courage? The GOP's "tough love" is heavy on the tough. Dana Milbank Brutus to Romney's Caesar At convention, 2016 aspirants all but ignore him. Matt Miller What Mitt wants to say The acceptance speech in his head. David Ignatius A way out of Syria The regime's most prominent military defector speaks up. Tom Toles Tom Toles cartoon Click on the image for the full-size cartoon Ann Telnaes Ann Telnaes Animation Click on the image to watch the animation Post Partisan Ryan full of falsehoods James Downie The media — and the voters — shouldn't give him a pass. Ryan schools Obama Michael Gerson He managed to make the Obama appeal seem used and tattered. Ryan's socialist strawman Matt Miller Away with the Ayn Randian attacks. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy