Outside the Beltway

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Will one of the worst natural disasters to hit Japan in centuries change the relationship between the Japanese government and the people?

They’re letting anyone into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame these days.

There’s still time for Sarah Palin to burnish her political reputation. But she probably won’t.

New York Times journalists Anthony Shadid, Stephen Farrell, Tyler Hicks, and Lynsey Addario have not been heard from in more than 24 hours.

Republicans are starting to sour on Sarah Palin, meaning that they’re finally starting to catch up to the rest of the country.

The Doo Wa Diddy Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Alain Juppé’s concession that “the moment has passed” for NATO to successfully intervene in Libya is correct.

The Federal Government has filed its response to Virginia’s request for an expedited review of Virginia v. Sebelius, and they’ve got an compelling argument against rushing things.

Players from the Los Angeles Clippers chipped in to pay for the surgery of assistant coach Kim Hughes back in 2004. It’s been a secret until now.

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is the latest idiot celebrity to damage their career on Twitter.

Public support for the war in Afghanistan continues to plummet, but will that hurt the President when 2012 rolls around?

Add this to the list of things for parents to worry about: Car safety seats for children over 65 pounds are not adequately tested.

Bastiat vs. the Second Law of Thermodynamics

President Obama is once again catching flak for his leisure activities.

Automated programs are getting very good at poker and are winning large sums on online gambling sites.

Archaeologists may have found the lost city of Atlantis. And, no, not the one in the Bahamas.

Status report on the damage in Japan.

Philippa Thomas has a fascinating take on how she broke the news of (now former) State Department P.J. Crowley’s condemnation of the Obama administration’s treatment of Bradley Manning.

Who wants that job? (And is willing to work that hard to get it?)

If the Republicans need their own Bill Clinton, how about Mark Sanford?

Can the massive destruction caused by the Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdowns stimulate the economy?

It’s springtime in Washington, when the buds start to grow on the Japanese Cherry trees, and political hacks come out of their holes to criticize the President for golfing.

This video “Teachers Unions Explained” isn’t particularly fair but it’s nonetheless amusing.

Fewer Americans are watching cable news networks, and that’s not surprising.

79% do not think Ivy League students make better workers. 18% are undecided.