Outside the Beltway

Don’t look for an effort to enact new gun laws in the wake of the Aurora shootings.

Once again, the usual suspects are exploiting tragedy for political purposes.

There’s no evidence that Fast & Furious, whatever it was, was a conspiracy to lobby for tighter gun control laws.

We don’t know what the Supreme Court will have to say about the Affordable Care Act, but their decision is already being attacked.

Ted Nugent, whose music I really liked when I was in junior high school, said something vile and crazy.

While I’ve expressed my dissatisfaction with the degree that CPAC has embraced the worst elements of the conservative movement in recent years, it does appear that there is a line.

Grover Norquist isn’t conservative enough for WND.

Herman Cain response to the latest round of allegations against him leaves much to be desired.

New accusations of inappropriate behavior mean another stressful week for Herman Cain.

Herman Cain’s response to allegations of sexual harassment 20 years ago raise as many questions as they answer.

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

Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated Tea Party speech in Iowa was, in the end, much ado about nothing.

Palin has some odd things to say about US history.

The Garbonzo Warfare Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The Babar-ians At The Gate Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

A look at history reveals that President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of DOMA is hardly unprecedented.

Is the TSA groping passengers to force them into using intrusive scanners for which they’ve committed $173 million?

The Delaware GOP primary continues to get more intertesting.

Delaware’s September 14th Republican Senate Primary is shaping up to be the next battle between the Establishment GOP and the Tea Party movement.

Strippers didn’t attack us on 9/11. Then again, neither did American Muslims.

Thanks to a united Republican Caucus, the Senate failed to take up a deeply flawed campaign finance “reform” bill.