Outside the Beltway

Rush Limbaugh, who three years ago said Mitt Romney embodied all three legs of the conservative stool today declared that Romney is not a conservative. He was right both times.

My latest for The Atlantic, “Romney’s Realist Foreign Policy Is a Lot Like Obama’s,” has been posted.

Is Herman Cain for real, or is this rise int he polls just another boomlet destined to fade away?

After three weeks of speculation, we’re back where we started.

Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.

Despite what the media keeps saying, there’s no real evidence that GOP voters are dissatisfied with the 2012 field.

There is literally no interest in a Giuliani presidential bid outside of Giuliani and those who might be employed by his campaign.

Are we placing far too much importance on how someone does in a two hour so-called “debate”?

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

We’re getting close to the point where only two people on this stage will matter.

Paul Krugman chose to mark the the 10th anniversary of September 11th with an odd blog post.

Romney’s VFW speech was filled with tropes and bromides but nothing that should raise eyebrows.

Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.

While Sarah Palin continues to tease her supporters about a possible Presidential run, the damage she could do to the GOP becomes even more apparent.

Meet your new Republican frontrunner.

The Ames Straw Poll is like the first scrimmage of NFL training camp.

Rick Perry’s entry into the race could quickly turn the 2012 GOP fight into a two man race.

Does it matter which candidate the GOP nominates?

Condi Rice’s speechwriter thinks Huntsman can appeal to the Tea Party.

If Mitt Romney looked in the rear view mirror he might just see Rick Perry gaining on him.

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

Will Joe Biden be on the podium with Barack Obama at the 2012 Democratic convention, or will there be a new running mate?

On paper, Jon Huntsman looks like a great General Election candidate. The problem is it seems impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.

When one runs for president, it is assumed that one has a shot at one’s home state. Some of the GOP hopefuls, however, look more like unfavorite sons (and daughters).

Romney remains the clear front-runner in NH in a post-debate poll.

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Sarah Palin’s latest media spectacle will be heading west next month.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops the latest CNN poll of Republican presidential contenders.

Some French politicians and intellectuals seem offended that Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being treated like a common criminal.

A study shows that most national columnists and talking heads are about as accurate as a coin flip.

Donald Trump has been surging in polls of Republican voters recently, but that doesn’t mean much of anything.

Nate Silver argues today’s polls “have a reasonable amount of predictive power in informing us as to the identity of the eventual nominee.”