Ryan Streeter on The Republican: People are pretty bored with the 2012 presidential campaign - it would be better if the candidates talked more about the economy, less about their plans

Paul Ryan's speech today at Heritage: Saving the American Idea: Rejecting Fear, Envy and the Politics of Division

Video: Rick Perry's first ad buy: Creating jobs by unleashing America's energy potential

LATEST NEWS

On the Hill:

• The new, kinder, gentler, humanized Eric Cantor. - Politico
• Do Democrats really think they can win back the House next year? - The Caucus at NYT
• Gridlock: Super committee Dems push for stimulus spending in debt deal while Republicans hold the line on entitlements. - The Hill
• McCarthy: Small business bill is an opportunity for a bipartisan effort to boost enterprise. - 2Chambers at The Post
• Dave Camp, Chair of House Ways and Means, will propose a corporate tax overhaul plan. - Reuters

2012 presidential update:

• Cain continues to create fog unnecessarily over what used to be a clear stance on abortion. - Politico
• Flip, then flop: Romney clarifies that, yes, in fact he does support ending collective bargaining in Ohio. - The Hill
• Rick Perry on the birther comments: I was joking! - Wall Street Journal
• Newt on shopping at Tiffany’s: C’mon, all of us presidential candidates have quite a bit of money. - Politico
• A staffless Michele Bachmann gets on the N.H. ballot by snail mail. - Breitbart/AP

FEATURED OPINION

• Ruben Navarrette: Latino conservatives will determine the outcome of the 2012 presidential race, and Perry is the only candidate who can get their vote
• James Pethokoukis: Scored dynamically, the Perry tax plan looks like it would make America’s economy $3.5 trillion bigger than the CBO’s forecast
• David John at The Foundry: Obama’s mortgage plan props up those who played a role in creating the crisis: Fannie and Freddie
• Katrina Trinko: We Millennials should turn OWS sentiments into a desire for real, systemic reform
• Thomas Sowell: Washington’s meddling is seriously hurting the economy (interview)