Outside the Beltway

Perhaps the only good thing you can say about Virginia Delegate Robert Marshall is that, while he may be nuts, at least he’s consistently nuts.

Despite the fact that she asserted her right against self-incrimination, a House Committee has voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to testify.

Once again, the Tea Party wing of the GOP is talking about taking out John Boehner.

At least on Capitol Hill, the political middle is dead and buried.

Time to have some sympathy for those poor penny-pinching Congressmen and Senators? Hardly.

Fifth Amendment? They don’t need no Fifth Amendment, apparently.

As Sarah Palin and the Tea Party turn on Paul Ryan, they are making apparent their own lack of relevance in the political process.

Apparently, there is an off ramp on the Appalachian Trail

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.

Does one Special Election in Florida tells us anything about nationwide trends? Probably not.

Refusing to raise the debt ceiling does nothing at all to control spending.

Ted Cruz keeps putting his own party in difficult situations, mostly because he has only his own ambition at heart.

Don’t expect much out of Congress for the rest of 2014, or for the two years after that either.

Another day, another delay

Pat Roberts may be facing a Richard Lugar problem in Kansas.

John Boehner explains quite succinctly why nothing big is getting done in Congress.

Ordinarily, when a man retires from a job after four decades at the age of 75, the reason is self-evident.

The House GOP leadership’s principles are a good start, but it’s unclear if they can make it past the anti “amnesty” crowd that seems to dominate the GOP.

The President’s sixth State Of The Union Address was fairly low-key.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

Is 435 the right number?

There are some signs that there may be room to strike a deal on the extension of unemployment benefits, but it’s likely to require some drama on Capitol Hill before it happens.