Outside the Beltway

Alan Simpson is imparting wisdom to his fellow Republicans. I doubt they will listen.

Here’s why nobody in Washington will allow the Bush Tax Cuts to expire.

All the available evidence suggest that the Occupy movement has fizzled away into virtual nothingness.

The battle lines are being drawn for another showdown over the debt ceiling.

Mitt Romney is proposing one of the biggest peacetime increases in military spending in U.S. history.

In reality, it probably doesn’t,

Obama has borrowed slightly more money in 3 years than Bush did in 8. Does it matter?

There is no Republican savior out there.

The latest projections from Congressional Budget Office are sobering to say the least.

Could things possibly get worse on Capitol Hill? Grover Norquist seems to relish the possibility.

On it’s own, the so-called “Buffett Rule” is unlikely to do much to reduce the deficit.

It was another big night for Mitt Romney. A night that may just have helped him lock up the Florida Primary.

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

The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.

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

Conservatives are rejecting Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek essay out of hand, but they ought to pay attention to what he’s saying.

Senator Jim DeMint demonstrated clearly today what is wrong with Washington.

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

Understanding the state of the GOP field requires recognizing that President Obama is actually pretty moderate.

Where is the economy headed? The signals are mixed at best.

The House GOP doesn’t seem to have any idea what it’s doing right now.

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

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

Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.

Are Republicans mostly to blame for the supercommittee failure?

How did Republicans get in this mess?

Well, maybe not so brief…

For the most part, all those plans the candidates release are barely worth the paper they’re written on.

What do this people want? Can’t you read the signs?

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

The Occupy Wall Street movement faces obstacles its Tea Party counterpart didn’t.

In response to a poignant collection of tales of suffering from the worst economy in decades, some conservative activists have put up a juvenile collection of “suck it, losers” posts.

The prospects for real economic recovery are not good.

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

When the old rules don’t apply anymore, the system breaks down.

The public supports the Presidents tax plans, but will that matter on Election Day?

The top marginal rate was radically higher in recent memory.

The second half of the President’s political strategy is in place. Don’t mistake it for a serious legislative effort.

As more details roll in on President Obama’s millionaire tax hike, it’s looking like it was drawn up by J. Wellington Wimpy: “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

The cable networks and the political parties will tell you otherwise, but the 2012 isn’t quite as important as they’re saying.

We won’t solve our fiscal problems by soaking “the rich.”

Many in the GOP do not like the idea of extending payroll tax cuts.

Not surprisingly, there was very little about the President’s jobs speech to write home about.