Outside the Beltway

President Obama is vulnerable, but he’s facing a GOP field that is underwhelming even for Republicans.

What, if anything, does the budget deal mean for the future?

For the past day or so, America’s fighting men have been pawns in a cynical political game.

The story that GE paid zero taxes last year despite mega-billion dollar profits is completely untrue.

The only people responsible for the murders in Afghanistan are the people who committed them, but the demagogues like Terry Jones deserve condemnation as well.

House Republicans engaged in a publicity stunt on Friday that displayed a profound misunderstanding of how government actually works in the United States.

Like all Presidents before him, Barack Obama is asserting the right to virtually unfettered discretion when it comes to military matters.

The President’s winter polling bounce is gone, and he’s looking vulnerable again.

Senator Joe Lieberman said today that we should intervene in Syria using the same rationale we did for Libya. Because, you know, what’s the big deal about a fourth war?

Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle for the U.S. to do “something” about the situation in Libya. It would be better if we didn’t get involved.

Some in Washington are claiming the intelligence community missed the warning signs of unrest in Tunisia and Egypt in what looks like little more than an effort to create scapegoats if things go wrong.

The last thing that Haiti needed was for a former dictator to return, but that’s exactly what has happened.

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

Some people in the D.C. area are worried that the Federal spending gravy train may be coming to an end. They should be.

The National Football League’s decision to postpone last night’s Eagles-Vikings game due to weather is receiving a lot of criticism, but they made the right choice.

The Federal Communications Commission is using a statute from the 1930s to try to regulate the technology of the 21st Century. It’s a mistake.

As things stand right now, the dynamics don’t look good for President Obama in 2012

Would returning to indirect election of Senators really have a significant impact on the growth of the Federal Government? Probably not.

Incoming House Speaker John Boehner plans a radical overhaul of how Congress spends our money.

Is President Obama’s Federal pay freeze a sign that he’s moving to the right, or just pointless symbolism?

Lack of support from a key constituency may pose a threat to Nancy Pellosi’s effort to stay on as leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives.

The New York Times has joined the mostly muted chorus calling on Democrats to select someone other than Nancy Pelosi as their new Minority Leader. In all likelihood, their call will go unheeded.

Once again, CNN’s Rick Sanchez discovers that opening his mouth probably wasn’t a good idea.

While it will be difficult, the idea that Lisa Murkowski could win a write-in bid to retain her Senate seat is not at all implausible.

President Obama didn’t use the words “Mission Accomplished” last night, but the message was the same.

House Minority John Boehner is getting a lot of attention for calling for mass firings at the White House. The real news, though, is that his speech is shifting the focus of the political conversation back to the economy. Which is just what the GOP needs.

Political campaigns are engaging in a new form of “new media outreach” — paying bloggers for favorable coverage.

Every new report out of Iran seems to bring us closer to the moment when Israel has decided it’s heard enough. What happens if that day actually happens ?

The Republican Party is keeping relatively quiet on the Proposition 8 ruling. That’s a good idea.

The latest GDP numbers are nothing but bad news for Democrats.

Despite facing a thirteen-count ethics complaint, Charlie Rangel probably isn’t going anywhere.

Can a public university expel a student for a religiously-motivated aversion to homosexuality?

JournoList’s archives have been making headlines at The Daily Caller, but there doesn’t seem to be any substance to the allegations of scandal.

Is Google manipulating its search results to keep competitors down? And does its market dominance mean the government should step in?

Where did Alvin Greene get the $ 10,000 for his Senate filing fee ? He got from you, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer !