Outside the Beltway

Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Accusing someone of “politicizing” a discussion of 9/11 is like accusing someone of “athleticizing” a discussion of football.

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

Not every 10th anniversary of a horrible surprise attack has been treated the same.

Was it wrong for the NFL to schedule its opening Sunday on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks?

The short-lived national unity spawned by the attacks of a decade ago was re-kindled for a few hours as former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush joined with Vice President Joe Biden to honor Flight 93.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Many in the GOP do not like the idea of extending payroll tax cuts.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Karl Smith does the math and doesn’t see why the Federal government should be collecting ANY taxes right now.

Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall confirms that his site has been down since 5 pm owing to a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack.

A mustachioed German has once again sent the world into panic. This time, it involves euros not tanks.

Asserting the Social Security needs reform is one thing. Asserting its failure is another.

Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.

For a peace envoy, Blair has some nonpeaceful ideas.

A Wisconsin DOT official sent out a memo telling DMV staffers not to volunteer the availability of free voter identification cards.

Not surprisingly, there was very little about the President’s jobs speech to write home about.

The GOP Nomination Road Rally Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Rick Perry took a stroll down the third rail of American politics last night.

Both Virginia lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act have been dismissed by a Federal Appeals Court.

There was a somewhat disturbing moment during last night’s GOP Debate.

America is discovering that throwing money at an industry in the hope it will create jobs doesn’t work.

Governor, that analogy does not mean what you think it means.

There were eight people on the stage last night, but the GOP field has narrowed significantly.

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption Contest^TM

If you haven’t experienced the joys of peddling around Germany with 15 of your closest friends while enjoying several liters of Munich’s finest, you’re too late.

Last night’s GOP debate was a two-man affair.