Outside the Beltway

All of the plausible Republican contenders for 2012 have significant downsides.

Mitt Romney starts his 2012 run as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. But, in reinventing himself yet again, the “authenticity” issue that troubled many of us in 2008 looms again.

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Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.

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President Obama isn’t unbeatable in 2012. but it’s clear even now that he’s going to be a far more formidable opponent than many Republicans seem to think.

The White House Press Office produces a blog, YouTube channel, Flickr photo stream, Facebook and Twitter profiles, and daily video programming.

Four years after Barack Obama became a Presidential candidate, the birther myth not only persists, it seems to be becoming more prevalent. Why?

The 2012 GOP nominee will have to raise $300 million and assemble a top-notch staff.

Michael Medved wishes that conservatives would stop implying that the President of the United States wants to destroy the United States.

Andrew Sullivan is finally fed up with Barack Obama.

A new poll finds that Republican policies on immigration are chasing Latino voters straight into the arms of the Democratic Party.

Polls matching President Obama against potential Republican contenders are entertaining but not informative.

Newt Gingrich is very popular among young conservatives. But two ugly divorces will keep him from being a contender for the presidency.

Ron Paul has won the CPAC straw poll for a second straight year. But YAF has voted him off its board over his opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

On the eve of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, another shot has been fired by those boycotting the meeting due to the presence of a gay conservative group.

Is the only possible motivation conservatives could possibly have for calling out the lunatic fringe a desire for the acceptance of liberals?

Sarah Palin said something about the crisis in Egypt, but it’s not at all clear what she meant.

Sarah Palin spoke about Ronald Reagan last night, but seems to have forgotten the optimism that is part of The Gipper’s legacy.

While most Americans consider themselves “conservatives,” some conservatives exclude most Americans from the definition.

Dana Milbank’s “No Palin Month” lasted almost 15 hours 45 minutes.

Al Jazeera English is kicking the butts of the American news networks on the Egypt story. Why?

The GOP is facing a battle between its fiscal conservatism and i’s military adventurism.

The Beast has released its The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010, which I gather is supposed to be amusing rather than taken seriously.

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