Outside the Beltway

The Tea Party movement doesn’t seem to have a coherent view on foreign policy. Which means that a Tea Party victory will just mean more of the same Republican neo-conservatism.

Politicians are, by definition, a bit abnormal. However, this year we seem to have more than our fair share of the truly odd.

Thomas Friedman engages in some early speculation about a serious third party presidential run. As usual, such speculation ignores the basic structures of American politics.

Once again, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are at the top of the field in the GOP 2012 race, but that may not last forever.

Is Sarah Palin running for President in 2012 ? It’s looking more and more likely that the answer might be yes.

It would appear that the Pauls have different views on Park51.

Representative Ron Paul does not mince words on the subject of the Park51 project.

Rand Paul is apparently taking heat from some of his more socially conservative supporters after FEC reports indicate he received a donation from the owner of an Adult web site. People need to get a life.

On January 3, 2008 Mike Huckabee celebrated a victory in the Iowa Caucuses, will be able to repeat that in 2012 ?

The secret to getting big traffic on the Internet is to target bored office workers and crazy people.

Will a debate over foreign policy tear apart the GOP ? Probably not.

Sharing your unvarnished thoughts on a listserv is just asking for trouble, as Dave Weigel is the latest to discover.

Mitt Romney is the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican nomination. Aside from it being Romney’s “turn,” he’s got very strong organization and fundraising capabilities and has demonstrated the ability to get through a campaign without committing major gaffes.

An oft-abused phrase.