Outside the Beltway

Herman Cain will announce his future campaign plans this afternoon but, in some sense, it doesn’t matter what he decides to do.

Is technology making retail politics less important?

You’d think that in today’s world employers wouldn’t have trouble finding qualified employees. You’d be wrong.

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Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

From across the pond, an observation that the way we pick Presidents isn’t really that bad after all.

A three-way tie?

President Obama is being attacking from the right for following through on a policy decision made by his Republican predecessor.

Is Herman Cain for real, or is this rise int he polls just another boomlet destined to fade away?

The Custard’s Last Stand Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Chris Christie’s weight has become a political concern, apparently.

No matter how weak he becomes, no President will ever be completely irrelevant to the political process.

Rick Perry has walked back his support for mandatory HPV vaccination but the broader issue still remains.

Some on the left are upset with the President, but does it really matter?

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

It has now been 60 days since American involvement in Libya commenced. Congress has failed to act, and that’s their fault.

Does the Donald Trump flame-out provide any kind of guide to other candidates? Only if they want to host a reality show.

Last night’s Presidential Debate in South Carolina was interesting, but, in the end, not very important.

Republicans seem to have realized that the Ryan Plan’s Medicare reforms aren’t going anywhere.

The GOP seems to be losing the public relations battle over deficit reduction.

The impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the domestic politics is likely to be minimal at best.

Events in Syria, and the world’s response to them, are revealing the moral bankruptcy of the justification for the war in Libya.

What is Donald Trump up to? Only he seems to know for sure.

Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.

Pfc. Bradley Manning faces twenty-two new charges, including one that could put him before a firing squad, but investigators still can’t prove any direct links between him and Wikileaks.

An obscure Arizona law has raised questions over whether Congressman Gabrielle Giffords could lose her seat if she is disabled for an extended period.

The tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others in Arizona has started another debate about political rhetoric. It’s a stupid debate, and it’s utterly pointless.

For the first time in 35 years, the Senate may finally be on the verge of reforming the filibuster.

The immediate reactions from left and right to the proposals from the Chairmen of the Debt Commission are about what you’d expect.

Tonight’s topic: Slow news day. We’ll figure out something.

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