Outside the Beltway

The Occupy Wall Street protests look more like a temper tantrum than a substantive protest movement.

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

The Occupy Wall Street protests are, ironically, hurting small business owners and others in the 99 percent.

One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting.

Sarah Palin’s law firm has been calling states about primary filing deadlines.

Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) took to the floor yesterday to lambaste Grover Norquist and his influence over the GOP.

Anesthesiologist Eugene Lipov thinks he has found a cheap, effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army won’t fund it.

Mitt Romney is once again the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination.

The Custard’s Last Stand Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

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

In an interview, President Obama says that Americans are worse off than they were four years ago.

Where should we look to understand the failings of the government?

A major backer of Republican and Libertarian causes is under fire.

Rick Perry continues to slip in the polls.

What was written on a rock outside of a hunting lodge in Texas 30 years ago doesn’t really matter all that much.

The story of Perry’s hunting lodge probably doesn’t tell us that much about Perry, but it is still telling.

Andy Rooney made his last appearance as a regular commenter on “60 Minutes” last night but says he’s not retiring because “writers don’t retire.”

Country music legend Hank Williams, Jr. is not a fan of the current administration.

The first two months of Rick Perry’s campaign are a good example of why it helps to start a Presidential campaign early.

“Straight talkers” like Chris Christie make for lousy leaders.

Is money the only thing that matters in post-Citizens United American politics?

Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest^TM

Alabama immigration law causing parents to withdraw children from schools.

Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.

Why does what was painted on a rock 30-odd years ago matter today?

A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.

Parents are being arrested for sending their children to public schools outside their district.

Some 700 protesters were arrested yesterday afternoon after they shut down the Brooklyn Bridge for 2-1/2 hours, apparently mistaking it for Wall Street.

Pete Gent, the former Dallas Cowboy and Michigan State player best known as the author of “North Dallas Forty,” has died at 69 from pulmonary illness.

He suggested the possibility of sending troops to Mexico to fight drug cartels.

Giving the President the unchecked power to kill American citizens raises some serious red flags.

Some actual political science suggests that being an overweight male candidate may not be a negative for voters.