Outside the Beltway

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the Senate yesterday but it’s unlikely to go much further.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Republicans are contending that the nearly won the Virginia Governor’s race by emphasizing Obamacare in the closing weeks, but the evidence supporting that contention is far from clear.

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

Legislation to ban discrimination in employment against gays and lesbians is set to make major gains in the Senate.

Polls in Virginia don’t open for another 48 hours or so, but the end result has become fairly apparent when you look at the polls.

Some interesting polls out of Virginia today, but McAuliffe is still the clear leader in this race.

There’s still a week to go in Virginia’s Governor’s race, but it’s clear that this race is effectively over.

With debate season over, it’s looking less and less likely that Virginia Republicans will be able to hold back the Democrats on November 5th.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.

Absent an unlikely major change, it looks like the Democrats will win the Governor’s race in Virginia

PBS NewsHour quiz “Do You Live in a Bubble?”

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

The presence of politicians like Sarah Palin at yesterday’s “Million Veteran March” was not appreciated by the people who organized the protest.

The argument that the Roberts Court has been overly “activist” does not hold up to examination.

The Virginia Governor’s race may be slipping too far for Republicans to pull off a victory.

The government shutdown seems to be having an impact on the one competitive statewide race in country this year.

McAuliffe pulling away?

The race for Governor in Virginia is tightening, and Libertarian Party nominee Robert Sarvis is one of the reasons why.

The world changed significantly twelve years ago today. Will it ever change back even a little bit?

Heading into an intense week of Congressional lobbying, the odds still seem against the Administration on Syria.

Not surprisingly, Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle are lining up behind the President in the debate over Syria.

A case out of New Mexico presents an interesting collision of First Amendment rights and anti-discrimination values.

One of the nation’s papers of record is changing owners for the first time in 80 years.

Chris Christie waded into the debate going on in the GOP over foreign policy. His comments were less than helpful to say the least.

Some interesting taking of sides is already taking place in the GOP Senate race in Wyoming.

An empty threat.

There seem to be some signs that defense hawks in the GOP are concerned about Rand Paul’s growing popularity in the party.

Revelations about the NSA’s data mining programs don’t seem to be having a significant impact on public opinion.

Will voters care about the revelations about NSA data mining? Signs point to no.

Contrary to President Obama’s assertion today, the NSA’s operations don’t have proper legislative or judicial oversight.

Apparently, it’s not just reporters whose phone logs the Obama administration is tracking.

What happened at the IRS looks a lot more like deliberate political bias than simple incompetence.

The State Department tries to scrub information about the 3D-printed gun from the Internet.

Opponents of immigration reform are deceptively attempting to use the bombing attack in Boston to derail immigration reform.

Big Brother is watching us. And he may be watching us a lot more after what happened in Boston.