Outside the Beltway

If true, Joe Paterno’s actions in response to charges of child abuse by a coach are indefensible.

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

Mitt Romney played it safe on a controversial issue again.

A video from Occupy Dayton in which a protestor is shouting “F*ck the military, f*ck your flag, f*ck the police!” is going viral.

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

The partisan crowds like President Obama’s populist rhetoric but it seems ill-suited for his re-election strategy.

Sarah Palin’s law firm has been calling states about primary filing deadlines.

Rick Perry is still the GOP frontrunner, but his status far from secure.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

The Texas Governor was taking it from all sides at last night’s Tea Party Debate.

In five days, Rick Perry has gone from calling Social Security a “monstrous lie” to saying we need to have a conversation about fixing it.

Mitt Romney’s jobs plan is detailed, but it doesn’t seem to be impressing anyone.

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?

Did Speaker Boehner insult President Obama by snubbing his speech request? If so, so what?

The Romney campaign may be finally starting to pay attention to Rick Perry.

Ensuring the integrity of the voting process is a worthy goal, not evidence of discrimination.

Two cases in the news today raise questions about the NFL commissioner’s power.

President Obama’s job approval numbers are even worse when you just look at the economy.

Some Republicans apparently still aren’t satisfied with the 2012 field.

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

The second round of the rolling Wisconsin recall elections was held yesterday. The Republicans are still in charge.

Looking at the state-by-state map way too early.

The “super committee” created by the debt ceiling deal is already the subject of criticism, most of it unwarranted.

Congress is failing to complete even simple tasks thanks to a bitter partisan divide.

House Republicans are being criticized for utilizing a tactic they learned from Senate Democrats.

A somewhat surprising First Amendment decision arising out of the 2010 Elections.

We have a deal in Washington. Now, the leadership just has to make sure it can pass Congress.

President Obama and Congressional Republicans have the outline of a deal to raise the debt limit past the 2012 elections.

It’s another Friday of drama in the debt ceiling crisis.

By insisting on perfection in the debt ceiling debate, the Tea Party has made itself irrelevant to the process.

The electoral map should be making the Obama 2012 camp just a little bit nervous.