Outside the Beltway

The effort to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell suffered a setback in the Senate today that likely delays any further moves on the issue until after the midterm elections.

Is Sarah Palin running for President in 2012 ? It’s looking more and more likely that the answer might be yes.

The prospect of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell before the November elections is in doubt thanks to a threatened filibuster led by Arizona’s John McCain.

It’s getting harder and harder to tell blogs from newspapers.

Christine O’Donnell has become the latest star of the Tea Party movement, and her primary battle with Mike Castle the latest battleground over the future of the Republican Party.

Last night’s primaries continued the anti-establishment narrative we’ve seen so far this year, and put both of the statewide offices in Florida in play.

After surviving the worst of a hard-fought primary campaign against J.D. Hayworth, Senator John McCain is probably pretty pleased with himself right now.

When John McCain is the voice of reason in the GOP, things are really screwy.

According to a new poll, 87% of border residents feel safe.

The Republican campaign against birthright citizenship doesn’t seem to be gaining the kind of support they expected.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

Immigration “moderate” Lindsey Graham is suddenly sounding not so moderate.

Barack Obama was a big hit on college campuses in 2008. Two years later, those same young voters seem to be having second thoughts.

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.

The White House is making some very odd political choices in its response to the Arizona immigration law.

Let’s revisit the question of crime levels in Arizona.

Is Ann Coulter’s defense of Michael Steele’s Afghan War skepticism the beginning of conservative split, or just an attempt to pile on President Obama ?

The latest bad idea from some conservative pundits ? Sarah Palin for Chair of the Republican National Committee.

What exactly is it about air conditioning that has some people so upset ?

One year ago today, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska after only 2 1/2 years in office.

The Chairman of the RNC is expressing doubts about America’s war effort in Afghanistan.

Is political office in Stan McChrystal’s future?

Senator Jon Kyl is distancing himself from earlier comments that he made accusing the President of holding border security “hostage.”