Outside the Beltway

Is the past still the past?

Another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is gone.

Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.

Last October, legendary rocker Tom Petty died of a heart attack, at the relatively young age of 66. The medical examiner has now attributed this to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

The band leader of the Heartbreakers and the Traveling Wilburys is gone.

Is this really ‘infuriating’ news?

J.J. Cale, the Grammy-winning songwriter of such classics as “Cocaine” and “Call Me the Breeze,” has died aged 74.

A new Tim Pawlenty television ad is raising copyright issues rather than, as intended, bringing back memories of the 80s.

When Tom Petty found out Michele Bachmann was using his “American Girl” to introduce campaign events, he issued a letter saying, in essence, “Don’t do me like that.”

Insane Clown Posse are Christians, yo. And they say Fuck a lot.

Attempts to capture the speech patterns of the American South in written dialogue should be approached with extreme caution.

All great rock music was recorded by the time John Bonham died. Or was it?