Outside the Beltway

Rand Paul’s Presidential campaign isn’t going so well at the moment.

The passing of a true legend in American journalism.

Fairly or not, the President has created the impression that he is not a good leader, and there’s not much he can do about it at this point.

Not surprisingly, Time’s editors chose Pope Francis as Person Of The Year. However, Edward Snowden arguably would have been the better choice.

Conservatives have their own Kennedy myth to compete with the myth of Camelot.

Don’t blame Dallas, or 60s era Texas conservatism, for what happened in Dallas 50 years ago,

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

The race for Governor in Virginia is tightening, and Libertarian Party nominee Robert Sarvis is one of the reasons why.

Bill Clark, who served as National Security Advisor and Interior Secretary under Ronald Reagan, has died at 81.

CNN is reviving the Crossfire shoutfest with Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, and Van Jones as hosts.

Anthony Weiner’s campaign for Mayor Of New York isn’t exactly getting off on the right foot.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney was sounding more like Rick Santorum than himself.

NBC’s Olympic coverage doesn’t necessarily recognize the realities of social networking and the 24 hour news cycle.

Once upon a time, Jimmy Carter was everyone’s favorite former president. Not so much these days, especially among other former presidents.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

“Democratic” pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen argue that President Obama should decline to run for re-election.

CNN may deny Jon Huntsman a spot in its October 18 debate.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

It’s Campaign Fact of Life No. 1: If you aren’t a factor in the race, you aren’t going to get free media.

Shailagh Murray becomes the latest reporter to join the Obama White House.

Politico (Jay Carney got $270K from Time magazine after leaving) has uncovered a major payola scandal. Or is hyping a complete non-story.

After several years in the wilderness, Dick Morris has returned as a Fox News analyst and, bizarrely, adviser to several Republican candidates for Congress.

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

JournoList’s archives have been making headlines at The Daily Caller, but there doesn’t seem to be any substance to the allegations of scandal.

The Palin and Romney camps have already started trading barbs in what could be a preview of the race for the GOP nomination in 2012.

Congrats to Steve Clemons, whose “Washington Note” has been named one of TIME’s Best Blogs of 2010.