Outside the Beltway

There’s no denying it now. The GOP is being harmed by the events in Washington far more than the President and Democrats in general.

With just hours to go, the Republicans on Capitol Hill seem prepared to take a big political risk.

Given that the vote count seems to be heading that way, this is a question worth examination.

A proposed Syria authorization being considered in the Senate places several limits on Presidential authority to act, but it’s unclear if those limits can actually work.

Some Members of Congress are calling for a debate before any strikes on Syria. They’re absolutely right.

The Senate may be headed for an historic confrontation today if an 11th hour deal isn’t reached.

Some thoughts on the ongoing situation in Egypt.

The GOP’s latest investigatory crusade could end up backfiring on them.

So far, three weeks of bad news hasn’t really had much of an impact on the public’s view of how President Obama is handling his job.

A starting point for two important stories.

Partisan targeting by the IRS should not be permitted to stand.

The Obama Administration’s response to the Benghazi attack is approaching critical mass. It’s not going away any time soon.

A theory on why Benghazi will not die as a political issue.

Last January 1, some of us made a series of predictions. Here’s how we did.

Judging by the record of the past decade and a half, movement conservatism has accomplished very little.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Last night, Bill Clinton hit one out of the park for the President Of The United States.

One of these men is going to his party’s convention, the other is not. The reason why is rather obvious.

Lies and misrepresentations in politics seem to be something the American people have come to, if not accept, at least expect.

President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay was impeached and removed from office this week.

Following yesterday’s shoot-down of a Turkish F-5 by Syria has once again raised the specter of NATO action under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. It’s not going to happen.

Issa, Holder, and a little Madison.

Common Cause has filed a specious lawsuit alleging that the filibuster is unconstitutional.

Could things possibly get worse on Capitol Hill? Grover Norquist seems to relish the possibility.

The truth about a Second Obama Term is that it likely wouldn’t be all that remarkable.

Getting to the heart of last night’s moment of kabuki theater.

I can’t be the only one who cringed at his applause line: “To take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine.”

Another death row inmate. Another case of prosecutorial misconduct from the office of Harry Connick, Sr.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

So, what’s next?

Gingrich has some pretty radical ideas about separation of powers.

Newt Gingrich’s ideas about the role of the judiciary are very dangerous.

With Gingrich surging in the polls, the pundit class has gotten out the long knives.

Usually if a quote is too good to be true, it is.

There aren’t many glad tidings at the White House these days.

So, how did we get to the point where a fat, condescending, serial adulterer who left office in disgrace twelve years ago is the latest challenger for the conservative mantle?

One would like to think that if a governor seeks the impeachment of the head of an independent commission that said governor could, well, explain why. One would be mistaken, however.

Is Newt Gingrich on the verge of a rise in the polls?

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

In the book he released last year , Rick Perry advocated far reaching changes to the Constitution.

Institutions, or the lack thereof, matter.

Usually, Defendants plead guilty for perfectly rational reasons.