Outside the Beltway

Republicans continue to harp on the fact that the President uses a TelePrompter.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

If you listen to the punditocracy, you’d think that there’s actually a doubt as to who the GOP nominee will be.

There are all manner of myths that are held by supporters of both parties. Debunking them is not the role for presidential aspirants.

Did Ronald Reagan’s impending inauguration help get our hostages released after 444 days?

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of religion in public life are built on lies about American history.

Rick Santorum’s stump speeches have becoming increasingly dark.

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that anyone will have the race for the nomination wrapped up any time soon.

Is the United States a serious country? Should we be?

Friedman shifts from calling for a third party, to calling on the GOP to get serious.

At the very least, nominating Santorum would let the GOP test a hypothesis that’s been debated for years.

Are the American people tuning out of politics altogether?

A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.

Is the presumptive Republican nominee too handsome, too rich, and too pompous to win the hearts of ordinary Americans?

If Romney loses in November, it could be the start of a bitter fight insider the Republican Party.

American politics is as polarized as ever, and it shows no signs of changing regardless of who wins in November.

Bad Newt is back.

Mitch Daniels got the unenviable task of responding to the State Of The Union Address last night.

He may be praising Ronald Reagan now, but Newt Gingrich was singing a different tune in the 1980s.

The reaction to the release of Mitt Romney’s tax returns is about what you’d expect.

The truth about a Second Obama Term is that it likely wouldn’t be all that remarkable.

Conservatives seem to believe that Newt Gingrich can beat Barack Obama merely by debating him. They are delusional.

Ronald Reagan wasn’t really much a of a “Christian Conservative.”

A Selection Of Speaker Gingrich’s Thoughts Over The Years

If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.

Last night was the high point of Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign for the Presidency.

The former Utah governor will almost certainly never be the GOP nominee. But someone like him will be soon.

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

It was a photo finish in the Hawkeye State.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

After almost a year of campaigning, it’s finally time for someone to cast a vote.

Mitt Romney said the other day that the 2012 Election is about “the soul of the country.” This is most assuredly not true.

Once again, people are engaging in largely mindless speculation involving Hillary Clinton.

Right now, Iowa is all about Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and a bunch of also-rans.

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

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

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.

Newt Gingrich’s comments about Palestinian nationhood came up during last night’s debate.

While unfortunate, the loss of an RQ-170 drone over Iran may not be the intelligence disaster some make it out to be.

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

Barack Obama now looks to the Rough Rider himself for inspiration. Can’t he find it himself?

Stranger things have happened.

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

It was a good day for Newt Gingrich, but will it matter in the end?

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