Outside the Beltway

One of the less ballyhooed parts of ObamaCare has been tossed aside as too expensive before it even went into effect.

Mitt Romney is still being dogged by charges of changed positions. Now, he’s trying to spin that as a good thing.

Should it matter if a teacher has an accent?

A record 46 million Americans are living in poverty.

51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

Will 2012 be the Republican version of the 2008 race between President Obama and Hillary Clinton?

Rick Perry may be much less than meets the eye.

State-level job approval numbers seem to suggest that the President could have Electoral College worries in 2012.

Does a family court have the authority to tell a parent to delete a blog critical of his ex-wife?

The result in the Casey Anthony case is leading, inevitably, to a host of new proposed laws.

Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal sent a warning to his fellow Republicans. Too bad they probably won’t listen.

Good riddance to Anthony Weiner. But what makes him so special?

Charging soldiers $200 for an extra bag on their way home for war? Really Delta?

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

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

Terry Jones may sue the City of Dearborn for its prior restraint actions against him. And he should.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has told prosecutors that they can get away with withholding evidence that clears an innocent defendant and never have to face the consequences of their action. That is an outrage.

Natural disasters in Japan have lessened the supply of pigments necessary to make black paint.

As gas and oil prices rise, the pressure is increasing to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It’s a dumb idea.

Ron Paul is poised to win the CPAC Straw Poll. So what?

Oddly, the Democratic Party seems to be responding to the 2010 midterms by moving further left.

As the night of the State Of The Union Address approaches, the silliness in Washington has been taken up a notch.

Part two of the ongoing series blogging Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny.

Constitutional ambiguity is as old as, well, it’s as old as the Constitution itself

Red States should gain 10 seats while Blue States should lose eight.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.

Roughly 150 years ago, the CSA was born. Is this something worthy of celebration?

As impressive as Republican gains in this week’s elections were at the national level, they were even more so in state legislative races. Which means Republicans are in position to consolidate and expand upon their recent gains.

A new study suggests that laws banning texting while driving don’t actually have any impact on accident rates.

A new projection of Congressional reapportionment shows a dramatic shift to traditionally Republican states in the South and Southwest.

Another political analyst is out with a 2010 prediction that should make Democrats very nervous.