Outside the Beltway

Like many Republicans before him, Newt Gingrich is trying to claim the mantle of Reagan. He is the one least entitled to it.

Ron Paul is surging in Iowa. He’s in 3rd place in the national polls and has been for most of the race. He’s not Mitt Romney.

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

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy vision leaves much to be desired.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

GOP officials are reluctant to resurrect the personal attacks against the President used during the 2008 campaign.

Rick Santorum has some extreme views on social welfare. Of course, he isn’t alone.

Welcome to the circus. Your ringmaster is waiting.

We won’t have Herman Cain to kick around anymore.

Could the GOP go into Tampa next August not knowing who their nominee will be? It’s possible, but not probable.

Feeling abandoned by the Republican Party, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is weighing a Libertarian Party bid for president.

Newt Gingrich spoke some truth on immigration last night, and that might hurt him with Republican voters.

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

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How did Republicans get in this mess?

John Hawkins has compiled a list of The Top 20 Most Influential Black Republicans. It’s not impressive.

Meet Newton Leroy Gingrich, the new “Not Romney.”

The Supreme Court will decide on the Constitutionality of the President’s health care law by June 2012.

Like some other Republicans, Rick Santorum has an odd view of the judiciary.

Is Newt Gingrich on the verge of a rise in the polls?

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

Would Republicans really be crazy enough to nominate Herman Cain?

As the season changes, the Occupy Wall Street movement seems destined to peter out.

Mitt Romney played it safe on a controversial issue again.

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

Herman Cain’s comments about abortion could pose a problem for him with social conservatives.

Pondering Tea Party comparisons as well as the “does it matter?” question.

Like his tax plan, Herman Cain’s immigration plan is not serious.

Rush Limbaugh, who three years ago said Mitt Romney embodied all three legs of the conservative stool today declared that Romney is not a conservative. He was right both times.

Rick Perry’s campaign isn’t dead by any means, but he needs to turn things around soon.

Sarah Palin is out for 2012

Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) took to the floor yesterday to lambaste Grover Norquist and his influence over the GOP.