Outside the Beltway

The John Edwards trial is over. This should be the end of the matter.

John Edwards is a pathetic human being, but that doesn’t mean he’s necessarily a criminal.

We need a lot less fake empathy in politics.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Romney, Paul, Santorum. The last set of Iowa frontrunners seems to be set.

Another potential problem for the Cain campaign.

Can Mitt Romney get Republicans to turn out next November?

James Carville has some advice for Barack Obama. It boils down to “be like Bill Clinton.”

So, apparently, Paul Ryan has expensive tastes in wine.

The Anthony Weiner reveals once again the odd American obsession with the intersection of sex and politics.

Both sides in the John Edwards case are heading into uncharted territory.

By now, everyone knows that John Edwards was indicted on campaign finance law violations stemming from the cover-up of the Rielle Hunter love child scandal. Most, too, recall the brouhaha over Edwards’ $400 haircuts. As it turns out, they’re at least tangentially related.

Newt Gingrich and his wife had a quarter million dollar line of credit at Tiffany’s. A story, a scandal, or much ado about nothing? I’ll take Door Number Three.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is beginning to more like a real candidate for President. She won’t win, but she will be entertaining.

George W. Bush’s new memoir reveals that he briefly considered replaced Dick Cheney as Vice-President before the 2004 elections. His decision not to do so reveals much about the relationship between Presidents and Vice-Presidents in modern American politics.

Another new media star is coming to the rescue of an old media dinosaur. Put it’s probably too late.