Outside the Beltway

The quadrennial political conventions have become, long, boring, tedious, and largely predetermined. It’s time to shake things up by making them a lot shorter.

The Romney campaign has apparently decided to be more aggressive in its attacks on the President, which poses serious risks for the campaign.

Is the Romney camp snubbing Sarah Palin?

There are some indications that Mitt Romney may be ready to announce his running mate selection as early as this week.

The President’s comment that the private sector is “doing fine” continues to be a topic of discussion.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

Your tax dollars should not be paying for this.

Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, what happens to his delegates?

Despite how it many have seemed in January, Ron Paul’s 2012 Presidential effort is ending just about the same way his 2008 effort did.

Rick Santorum’s campaign is starting to tilt at windmills.

Fox News’ Carl Cameron is reporting on a secret plot by the two most embarrassing candidates from the 2012 Republican field to team up in order to win an incredibly unlikely brokered convention.

This is no way to pick a Presidential Nominee.

A recount in Iowa has changed the final numbers, but we really don’t know who won.

It was a photo finish in the Hawkeye State.

So, what’s next?

“Democratic” Pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen are out with another wacky Op-Ed.

With Gingrich surging in the polls, the pundit class has gotten out the long knives.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

The odds of a come back by the Texas Governor do not look good.

The NYPD is wantonly violating the 1st Amendment.

Last night’s speech at the Reagan Library did nothing to stop people from speculating about Chris Christie’s Presidential plans.

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

While Sarah Palin continues to tease her supporters about a possible Presidential run, the damage she could do to the GOP becomes even more apparent.

Is the NYPD becoming too much like the CIA?

Will Joe Biden be on the podium with Barack Obama at the 2012 Democratic convention, or will there be a new running mate?