Outside the Beltway

The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.

Demand for mid-range goods and services seems to be on the decline.

Does it matter if companies make a profit?

The American justice system is unique.

The Marine Corps’ plan to make women take the same fitness test as men has hit a wee snag.

Consumers share some of the blame for the late delivery problems that last minute shoppers experienced this Christmas season.

UPS and FedEx underestimated their capacity needs and failed to deliver packages in time for Christmas.

The FCC is looking at re-examination of its sports broadcast rules. The NFL and other sports leagues should do the same thing.

Once again, Chris Christie seems to be directly challenging the right wing of his party.

The North Koreans are back to their old tricks.

David Brooks thinks that the problem with American Government is that the Presidency isn’t strong enough.

Jeff Bezos’s latest idea may never get off the ground, but it sure is interesting.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.

More bad poll numbers for the President and his party.

Was the Jobs Report released one month before Election Day 2012 rigged? Despite a new report, there’s no evidence to suggest that it was.

The juxtaposition of two stories in the Marine Times strikes me as odd.

Things don’t seem to be going well for the Affordable Care Act.

Amazon’s new deal with the USPS offers a way out of the agency’s problems if only Congress would give up its last bit of control.

When it comes to the unfolding conflict inside the GOP, Mitch McConnell seems to have fired an opening shot.

With key conservatives pushing for sanity, the grown-ups have a chance to take back the GOP.

Sequestration is even dumber than we thought.

Michelle Nunn is running for her dad’s old Senate seat.

A new round of documents from the IRS, that aren’t really new, doesn’t really change the basic narrative on the IRS “targeting” story.

Apparently, the prospect of a thousand pound fine isn’t enough to persuade Bristol’s dog owners to clean up after their pooches.

Ronnie Koenig reveals “What Being Editor in Chief of Playgirl Taught Me About Female Desire.”

Virginia’s voters really don’t seem to like their choices for Governor.

A major change in policy by the Boy Scouts.

Apparently, Benghazi has not faded (at least not for some).

For the moment, Hillary Clinton looks unbeatable if she chooses to run in 2016

Habemus Papam

A theory on why Benghazi will not die as a political issue.

It may have made sense to subsidize rural mail delivery once, that may not longer be the case?

Tim Kane continues his campaign against the US military’s antiquated personnel system.

Minting a Platinum Coin would be a really bad idea.

The Commode of Transportation Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Has Petraeus provided the basic explanation for the administration’s immediate responses to Benghazi?

In just four day the UnSkewed prediction has moved Obamaward.

The GOP’s hopes of taking over the Senate in 2012 have all but slipped away, but there is another option.

The 2012 Election promises to be close in the Popular Voter, but President Obama still retains an Electoral College advantage.

OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

With sixteen days to go, the race for President is tied.

National numbers can overstate regional preferences.