"It’s no wonder that Mr. Romney does not want to take full responsibility for his running mate’s ideas."

A white conservative (Romney) picks another white conservative (Ryan), and the nation yawns. Conservatism ... it's just SO damned white, or as Frank Rich wrote, "Strange as it seems this ticket really is the current GOP's idea of diversity."

The Romney-Ryan Plan for America, a New York Times editorial

Less than 24 hours after Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate on Saturday, his campaign was already trying to distance itself from Mr. Ryan’s politically toxic budget plan.