Outside the Beltway

It’s looking less and less likely that the GOP will gain control of the Senate, but they’re going to come awfully close,, and that might be just as good from their point of view.

Politico says 99 Democratic House seats are “in play.” They’re not. But dozens are.

Will a Republican-controlled Congress bring about the third Presidential Impeachment in American history? Jonathan Chait thinks it’s virtually certain that it will, I’m not so sure.

Arnold Schwarzenegger predicts President Obama’s re-election. Historically, that’s the safe bet.

Thomas Friedman engages in some early speculation about a serious third party presidential run. As usual, such speculation ignores the basic structures of American politics.

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is leaving his job at week’s end to run for mayor of Chicago.

Could Mike Pence make the leap from the House of Representatives to the White House ? It’s possible, but history and the likely GOP field in 2012 suggest it would be very difficult.

The winners of state legislatures in November will have a great deal of influence over Congressional elections for the next decade. Should it be that way?

David Frum assesses the current state of right-of-center think tanks and the significance thereof.

Another political analyst is out with a 2010 prediction that should make Democrats very nervous.

Senate Republicans want to rethink the 14th Amendment’s automatic citizenship for people born in the U.S.

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

It was another bad day for Charlie Rangel, but something tells me he’s going to be just fine.

Much to the disappointment of Ezra Klein and others, it’s unlikely that Democrats will have the votes necessary to change the filibuster when the 112th Congress convenes.

Daniel Schorr’s journalism career ended far too early, lasting a mere eighty-one years.

If Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann gets her way, the 112th Congress will feature a lot of committees “investigating” the Obama Administration.

Senator Robert Byrd has died at 92, after years of poor health.

Contrary to popular belief, Adolf Hitler didn’t come to power by democratic means or because of his ability to whip the public into a frenzy.

Americans on both sides of the aisle throw around words like “tyranny” and “fascism” about our system. But there are constant small reminders we are under the rule of law.