Outside the Beltway

Whether it comes now or in January, President Obama is going to win the tax debate.

Congress is trying to re-write a law that the Supreme Court found unconstitutional in June. Have they succeeded?

Outgoing Senator Jim Webb is making another attempt at passing the Stolen Valor Act, deemed unconstitutional last year by the US Supreme Court.

Perhaps we should take a pass on trying to reach a deal on resolving issues propelling us toward the Fiscal Cliff.

Conservatives seem to be viewing the Fiscal Cliff through rose-colored glasses.

With just about a month to go before we hit the “Fiscal Cliff.” things don’t look good at all.

More signs of cracks in the wall of GOP resistance to tax increases.

Republicans need to realize that they are at a disadvantage in the upcoming negotiations regarding the Fiscal Cliff.

People continue to spread conspiracy theories explaining the “real reason” that David Petraeus’s extra-marital affair became public.

Harry Reid appears to be short of the votes he needs to enact filibuster reform.

As we approach the fiscal cliff, there are signs that House Republicans may not be as rigid as they were the past two years.

Political reality says that the Bush Tax Cuts for high income earners are likely doomed in the wake of the election, but the GOP will find it very hard to switch positions on this issue.

Obama thinks he has a mandate to raise taxes on high earners. Republicans think they have a mandate to stop him.

Once again, Senate Democrats are talking about filibuster reform, but will they actually follow through?

Any chance that the Affordable Care Act will be repealed died with the re-election of Barack Obama. But, there are other fights to come.

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