Outside the Beltway

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

Much of politics is visceral rather than intellectual.

America’s pundits have never met anyone who didn’t think Tim Pawlenty would be a good nominee.

The Obama re-election campaign is preparing an extraordinarily negative campaign against Mitt Romney.

Barack Obama’s biggest enemy in the debt negotiations has been himself.

A few Republicans have picked up on John McCain’s criticism of critics of the Libya mission as being “isolationist.”

Thanks to an appearance on Hardball we’ve got another story about a 47 year old law.

Minor fluctuation in tax rates is not the most significant thing happening in the world’s largest economy.

Despite the Defense Department releasing its study showing that the effects of allowing gays to serve openly would be minimal, Senator John McCain isn’t convinced.

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.

Are we nearing the point where presidents won’t be able to fill Supreme Court vacancies?

In arguing against lifting liability caps on offshore drilling, the Wall Street Journal is arguing against both moral responsibility and the free market.