John Avlon : Eastwood 's empty chair points to the gap between campaign talk , reality . Now Ryan , Romney and company are trying to deflect attention from the details of that Medicare plan with Medi-Scare tactics of their own , talking incessantly about how Obama 's health care law will cut $ 716 billion from current seniors . He says partisans on both sides distort their opponents ' views , play loose with facts . But he doesn't say that they are lying or distorting his positions. He says the convention gives President Obama a chance to sketch a second-term agenda .
John Avlon : Eastwood 's empty chair points to the gap between campaign talk , reality . He says partisans on both sides distort their opponents ' views , play loose with facts . But he doesn't say that they are lying or distorting his positions. He says the convention gives President Obama a chance to sketch a second-term agenda .