Outside the Beltway

First Quarter economic growth was weaker than originally estimated. What that means for the future is unclear.

Republicans are fighting over how best to deal with their demographic problems, but they seem to be fighting the wrong battle.

The April Jobs Report was good, but not exactly anything to write home about.

Much touted snowstorm set the DC area atwitter, only to fall short of expectations and yield derision.

The 2012 Election promises to be close in the Popular Voter, but President Obama still retains an Electoral College advantage.

Mitt Romney has ground to make up if he’s going to catch the President and there’s not much time left to do it.

The Mid-Atlantic region is under the gun.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

With sixteen days to go, the race for President is tied.

Mitt Romney has gotten a bump in the polls from Wednesday debate, but it’s still too early to say if it means anything.

There are signs that some Romney supporters have already decided their candidate is going to lose.

The arguments of the people claiming that every single poll showing Mitt Romney is unfairly biased do not stand up to scrutiny.

A lot more people than expected are likely to be hit by the ObamaCare individual mandate tax penalty than previously thought.

Republican lawmakers are starting to express frustration with the course of the Romney campaign.

Ben Bernanke thinks doing more of the same is just what the economy needs.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are refusing to provide significant details about their tax plan. That’s a mistake.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

Congress and the American people have a choice to make between two not very palatable options.

The GOP’s arguments about the impact of ObamaCare on Medicare are dishonest and hypocritical.

Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?

Barring an upset, Scott Walker looks likely to survive his recall election tomorrow.

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

Americans are ridiculously fat and getting fatter by the nanosecond.

Once again, those predictions of $5.00 gas may have been much ado about nothing.

Mitt Romney is likely to put considerable distance between himself and his opponents tomorrow.

Prices are rising at the pump, and the candidates for President are starting to notice.

We may have to deal with the debt ceiling again before the November elections.

Senator Mike Enzi wants to replace the Dollar Bill with a coin. As with past efforts, it’s a great idea that is unlikely to succeed.

The latest projections from Congressional Budget Office are sobering to say the least.

Voting has started in the biggest primary to date.

A Democrat sees doom and gloom as far as the eye can see.

Social Security outlays are exceeding its income. Is that really a problem?

Not surprisingly, the “Super Committee” to deal with the deficit isn’t making much progress.

The second half of the President’s political strategy is in place. Don’t mistake it for a serious legislative effort.