Outside the Beltway

Steve Scalise Nominated for Humiliation

· Wednesday, October 11, 2023 · 8 comments

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

Disclaimer of the Day

· Wednesday, October 11, 2023 · 34 comments

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, October 11, 2023 · 62 comments

Our Candidate Selection Process Needs Reform

· Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 4 comments

The latest reminder.

Could Kevin McCarthy’s Replacement be . . . Kevin McCarthy?

· Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 17 comments

One of the worst movies in memory may be getting a sequel.

Israel-Hamas War Update

· Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 65 comments

The killing goes on.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 63 comments

One Foreign Policy Crisis at a Time, Please

· Monday, October 9, 2023 · 17 comments

Our limited attention spans.

Israel at War: It’s a Reckoning

· Monday, October 9, 2023 · 92 comments

A roundup of news and opinon.

Columbus Day Forum

· Monday, October 9, 2023 · 33 comments

Israel Long War Update

· Sunday, October 8, 2023 · 86 comments

It is escalating quickly.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, October 8, 2023 · 29 comments

Israel at War after Gaza Attack

· Saturday, October 7, 2023 · 44 comments

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

California Senate Sinkhole

· Saturday, October 7, 2023 · 6 comments

A race a Democrat will definitely win will be the most expensive in US history.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, October 7, 2023 · 42 comments

President Joe Biden meets with leaders of his federal emergency preparedness and response team, cabinet and staff members for a briefing on hurricane, wildfire and extreme weather preparedness, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. President Joe Biden meets with leaders of his federal emergency preparedness and response team, cabinet and staff members for a briefing on hurricane, wildfire and extreme weather preparedness, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Why Doesn’t Biden Get More Credit?

· Friday, October 6, 2023 · 27 comments

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

Dick Butkus, 1942-2023

· Friday, October 6, 2023 · 8 comments

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, October 6, 2023 · 78 comments

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, October 5, 2023 · 94 comments

McCarthy Won’t Run For Speaker. Now What?

· Wednesday, October 4, 2023 · 79 comments

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, October 4, 2023 · 81 comments

Motion to Vacate McCarthy Speakership Succeeds

· Tuesday, October 3, 2023 · 25 comments

A weak leader has been ousted. Now what?

Politics as Sport

· Tuesday, October 3, 2023 · 38 comments

The game is the game.

California’s Next Senator Lives in Maryland!

· Tuesday, October 3, 2023 · 18 comments

A mere technicality?

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, October 3, 2023 · 70 comments

Gaetz’ Gambit

· Monday, October 2, 2023 · 32 comments

What’s behind the sure-to-fail bid to oust his own party’s Speaker?

Laphonza Butler Tapped to Replace Feinstein

· Monday, October 2, 2023 · 12 comments

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

Trump and Christian Nationalism

· Monday, October 2, 2023 · 78 comments

A satisfying but unlikely explanation.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, October 2, 2023 · 41 comments

Welcome to October Forum

· Sunday, October 1, 2023 · 54 comments

House Passes 45-Day Continuing Resolution

· Saturday, September 30, 2023 · 27 comments

It appears a shutdown has been averted after all.

A Photo for Friday (Again on Saturday)

· Saturday, September 30, 2023 · 6 comments

“Wading”

Feinstein’s Seat

· Saturday, September 30, 2023 · 5 comments

The rules are a bit complicated.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, September 30, 2023 · 54 comments

Dianne Feinstein, 1933-2023

· Friday, September 29, 2023 · 17 comments

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

The Coming Government Shutdown

· Friday, September 29, 2023 · 32 comments

Why it’s inevitable and what it means.

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, September 29, 2023 · 71 comments

Commander waits by the Resolute Desk as President Joe Biden meets with staff in the Oval Office, Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Commander waits by the Resolute Desk as President Joe Biden meets with staff in the Oval Office, Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Biden’s Dogs Repeatedly Biting Hand That Protects Him

· Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 27 comments

“Dog bites man” isn’t news. Unless it’s the President’s dog.

Where Does Europe End?

· Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 23 comments

An idea, not a continent.

Fraudster Trump

· Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 21 comments

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 39 comments

Hollywood Writers Strike Settlement

· Wednesday, September 27, 2023 · 33 comments

A short-term win for creatives and a longer-term loss?

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, September 27, 2023 · 64 comments

SCOTUS Rejects Alabama Legislature’s Districting Plan

· Tuesday, September 26, 2023 · 15 comments

Yet again, the Court has told the state that it has to draw lines that accommodate its Black citizens.

Ukraine Taking The War to Russia

· Tuesday, September 26, 2023 · 19 comments

The tables have turned.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, September 26, 2023 · 30 comments

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, September 25, 2023 · 86 comments

The Corruption of Justice Thomas

· Sunday, September 24, 2023 · 13 comments

We need reform.

The Enshittification of Google?

· Sunday, September 24, 2023 · 8 comments

Has the search goliath gotten worse?

Breaking the Ukraine Stalemate

· Sunday, September 24, 2023 · 21 comments

Will taking the war to Moscow change Putin’s calculus?

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