Outside the Beltway

The Chairmen of the National Debt Commission have released a draft report for consideration. It’s got some very good ideas, but it’s most likely Dead On Arrival.

Rand Paul is taking some heat for remarks that may or may not indicate that he’s backtracking on his previous vow not to seek earmark spending for Kentucky. Yes folks, the phony war on earmarks is back.

A new Oklahoma law that bans Sharia law from being enforced in state courts may have some very unintended consequences.

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson takes a look at the Tea Party movement and claims to find racism.

Pundits and partisans constantly overreact to the momentary mood expressed in a single election. The Republicans have already rebounded from 2008. The Democrats will recover from 2010.

“Those who doubt that the failings of higher education in America have political consequences need only reflect on the quality of progressive commentary on the tea party movement.”

The Washington Post looks around and discovers that the Tea Party isn’t racist after all. Their bad, I guess.

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has proclaimed, “The most significant threat to our national security is our debt.” Is he right?

FOX reports that the entire combat phase of the Iraq War will cost less than President Obama’s stimulus. That’s not a useful comparison.

The Republican Party is keeping relatively quiet on the Proposition 8 ruling. That’s a good idea.

Recent debates over the economic and fiscal impact of the Bush tax cuts indicate that Republicans still haven’t learned the lessons of the Bush years.

If Jon Kyl’s recent comments are any indication, Republicans haven’t learned their lesson just yet.