Outside the Beltway

Sarah Palin said something about the crisis in Egypt, but it’s not at all clear what she meant.

Sarah Palin spoke about Ronald Reagan last night, but seems to have forgotten the optimism that is part of The Gipper’s legacy.

The GOP is facing a battle between its fiscal conservatism and i’s military adventurism.

The Beast has released its The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010, which I gather is supposed to be amusing rather than taken seriously.

The Get The Flock Outta Here Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

It’s straw poll season already. First up, New Hampshire where things turned out about how you’d expect them to considering Mitt Romney lives there now.

For perhaps the first time ever, I find myself in total and complete agreement with Dana Milbank. Take the pledge: Give Palin a rest.

Despite a bad week and a half, there are still signs that Sarah Palin is at least looking at a run for the White House in 2012. Which may be why some Republicans seem to be getting worried about her.

The newest WaPo/ABC News poll numbers.

Sarah Palin’s unfavorability ratings continue to climb. And there’s very little room for her recovery.

Sarah Palin was “interviewed” by Sean Hannity last night. I doubt she helped herself.

The American media and Sarah Palin have developed an odd symbiotic relationship, and it’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

Bipartisan seating at the State Of The Union is a pointless act of political theater. Then again, so is the State Of The Union Address itself.

One columnist argues that Sarah Palin’s response to the Arizona shootings mark the end of whatever political future she might have had. He’s probably correct.

Sarah Palin released a statement today about the Arizona shootings and the debate that has followed. It’s unlikely to help her.

Over the past two days, Sarah Palin has become the center of the media firestorm over the tragic shootings in Arizona, she doesn’t belong there.

The Contender Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Frustrated that it couldn’t achieve desired environmental legislation despite huge majorities in both Houses of Congress, the Obama administration has decided to govern by executive fiat.

Sarah Palin’s reality show as as popular as the critically acclaimed drama everyone’s talking about. And that’s just half the story.

Is Sarah Palin really against child nutrition? Or just taking cheap shots at Michelle Obama?

The Festivus For The Rest Of Us Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

According to two new polls, Sarah Palin has absolutely no chance of beating Barack Obama in 2012. So, why does it look like she’s going to run anyway?

The internal debate in the Republican Party over the tax cut extension deal with President Obama is serving as a preview of some of the battles that may erupt during the race for the party’s nomination in 2012.

One simple proposal on the size of the House of Representatives.

Joe Miller lost the Alaska Senate election by more than 10,000 votes but he’s still fighting.

The Three Hour Tour Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Politics makes for strange bedfellows and, when it comes to the debate over the extension of the Bush tax cuts, anti-tax Republicans are making common cause with soak-the-rich progressives.

The namesake of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” is no hunter, no matter what she might pretend.

Meghan McCain doesn’t know what a “blue blood” is but doesn’t want to be called one.

Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough wants the GOP to stop kowtowing to Sarah Palin and her acolytes. He’s right.

Nearly four weeks after Election Day, Alaska’s Joe Miller still won’t concede the inevitable.