Outside the Beltway

A rather egregious case of misplaced priorities in Texas.

A clear victory for the Obama campaign in an Ohio Court, but will it stand on appeal?

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.

An Atlantic story on veterans returning to college is both poignant and miscast.

Jeb Bush continues to speak the truth on the GOP’s position on immigration issues. Sadly, his fellow Republicans aren’t listening.

It’s official.

Mitt Romney’s forces won a rules change that will allow future nominees to have more say over their conventions. While this strikes me as a no-brainer, some conservative activists are up in arms.

A federal judge has ruled that poker is a game of skill and that therefore betting money on it is not gambling.

Todd Akin says he will continue to be the Republican nominee for United States Senate from Missouri.

The Justice Department has approved Virginia’s completely useless voter ID law.

Maybe the real problem this year isn’t that the campaign is unduly nasty, but that it’s incredibly petty.

Todd Akin says he’s staying in the race, but his party is abandoning him.

National Republicans aren’t at all thrilled with Todd Akin right now.

A victory for the proponents of Voter ID Laws in Pennsylvania.

It just seems like a man can’t live out his creed without some negroidal handling his groceries these days.

Another day, another mass shooting in America. Details are sketchy.

A Federal case in Virginia is testing the boundaries of what constitutes protected speech in the digital age.

Moderate Republicans in the House are starting to become more assertive in voicing their frustrations with how Congress is operating.

The fact that someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean they’re evil

Another study shows that voter ID laws negatively affect a lot of Americans.

Michele Bachmann and several other Members of Congress are engaging in the despicable tactics of Joe McCarthy.

Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.

Justice Scaiia’s dissent in Arizona v. United States included many odd forays into areas that had nothing to do with the case before him.

America’s Drug War has caused more problems for Mexico than Fast & Furious ever will.

How dominant is the Southeastern Conference? It’s won more titles in the big sports since 2005 than all other conferences combined.

Byron York reacts to a CNNMoney story titled “Government wants more people on food stamps” by snarking, “And Democrats reacted angrily when Gingrich called Obama ‘food stamp president.'”

Gas prices are falling nationwide but that’s mostly because the economy kind of stinks.

A grand jury found that beating a child molester to death is an authorized use of deadly force.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will become president of Purdue University upon completion of his term in January. The faculty is apprehensive because Daniels has not had an academic career.

Neil Munro acted like a jerk, but Barack Obama needs to be more open to questions than he has been.

There is no evidence that the Capital Punishment works.

The Pull My Finger Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to eschew GOP tax orthodoxy.

The official portrait of George W. Bush, the 43rd president, was unveiled at the White House yesterday. The ceremony was a rare display of political humor and grace.