Outside the Beltway

Byron York reacts to a CNNMoney story titled “Government wants more people on food stamps” by snarking, “And Democrats reacted angrily when Gingrich called Obama ‘food stamp president.'”

The Veepstakes doesn’t matter nearly as much as the media tells you it does.

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will become president of Purdue University upon completion of his term in January. The faculty is apprehensive because Daniels has not had an academic career.

Both candidates are telling the public that they can change the way Washington works. They’re both setting themselves up to be the source of major disappointment.

In March, Janet Wolfenbarger became the first female four-star general in Air Force history. Now, she’s assumed command of all Air Force weapons programs.

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

A spate of bad economic news foretells a shift in the campaign for President.

Yet more evidence that this is shaping up to be a very close election.

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

Private college degree mills have come under intense scrutiny. But many public institutions have similar statistics.

The battle lines are being drawn for another showdown over the debt ceiling.

A tough new Obama campaign ad highlights people who lost their jobs after a Bain Capital takeover–at a time Mitt Romney was not at Bain Capital.

Will Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage benefit him or Romney in the upcoming campaign?

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

Some thoughts on the potential impact of the President’s announcement on same-sex marriage.

There are a number of problems with the notion that the Federalist Papers provide a perfect guide to the Constitution.

Mitt Romney is being rightfully ridiculed for trying to take credit for saving General Motors and Chrysler.

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

College football will get a four-team playoff. What it’ll look like is anyone’s guess.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

We need a lot less fake empathy in politics.

Shockingly, the “Springfield” in the long-running sittcom “The Simpsons” is Springfield, Oregon, near where creator Matt Groening grew up.

We won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore.

When will Santorum bow to the inevitable?

With the nomination pretty much inevitable, it’s time to start thinking about Romney’s running mate.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Mitt Romney won big in Illinois last night, and moved a big step closer to wrapping this race up.

The voter ID issue goes on the road.

Rick Santorum won the night, but Mitt Romney continues to win the delegate hunt.

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

If you listen to the punditocracy, you’d think that there’s actually a doubt as to who the GOP nominee will be.

Voter ID laws are a good idea, but we have to be careful in how we implement them.