Outside the Beltway

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

Is technology making retail politics less important?

Is the Cain Train finally running out of steam?

Another allegation of sexual wrongdoing for Herman Cain.

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

Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for 2011 is much different than their “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for 2003.

Mitt Romney’s first television ad is built around a Barack Obama quote that has been cropped so that he’s saying the opposite of what he actually said.

Another meme debunked, plus some thoughts on policy.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Gary Johnson is right to be upset that he’s been excluded from debates, but he shouldn’t get the government involved.

CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

Rick Perry’s “oops” moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.

Herman Cain’s bizarre loyalty to his Campaign Director is one of the reasons he is unfit to be President.

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

Herman Cain’s initial response to the allegations made yesterday leaves much to be desired.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will resign after the makeup of the nation’s new coalition government is decided

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

If Occupy protestors getting hit by cars in two cities is the beginning of a trend, so is a second Iraq War veteran being seriously injured by police during the Occupy Oakland protestors.

So, Occupy protestors in yet another city thought it would be a good idea to get in front of a car.

Andy Rooney, best known to recent generations as the cranky old man at the end of “60 Minutes,” has died at 92.

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

Herman Cain’s response to allegations of sexual harassment 20 years ago raise as many questions as they answer.

Do we place too much importance on performance in presidential debates?

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

Our good friend Hamid Karzai, contemplating a war between the United States and our good allies Pakistan, says that he would of course fight with Pakistan.

President Obama is being attacking from the right for following through on a policy decision made by his Republican predecessor.

Barack Obama uses a teleprompter. This is not a big deal.

The BBC is reporting that rebels claim to have captured the ousted leader of Libya.

Rick Perry has gotten the most and best coverage thus far in the campaign. President Obama has gotten mostly negative coverage.

Why do pundits who are consistently wrong keep getting invited to be on television?

Breaking news: There’s a gay man in Hollywood.

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