Outside the Beltway

Two liberal columnists say a recent Mitt Romney ad proves he’s out of touch—and implies that he’s running a racist stealth campaign.

Once again, the usual suspects are exploiting tragedy for political purposes.

Restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is facing criticism after its President’s comments on same-sex marriage.

In a stunning reversal of policy, DOD is allowing soldiers to march in a gay pride parade in uniform.

Mitt Romney has had a rough two weeks, but Barack Obama has to deal with a bad economy.

President Obama set off a firestorm by claiming business owners didn’t build “that.”

Stephen Green projects the best case and minimal winning scenarios for Obama and Romney.

Michele Bachmann and several other Members of Congress are engaging in the despicable tactics of Joe McCarthy.

Antonin Scalia says “The only question in Bush v. Gore was whether the presidency would be decided by the Florida Supreme Court or the United States Supreme Court.”

Antonin Scalia says Supreme Court justices have a collegial relationship and make decisions based on legal philosophy, not politics.

Provisions in the Affordable Care Act may cause the entire statutory scheme to collapse.

Virginia could be the state that decides who controls the United States Government.

The Romney campaign has apparently decided to be more aggressive in its attacks on the President, which poses serious risks for the campaign.

Romney says “We’re the party of people who want to get rich.”

While the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United has been blamed for the massive increase in money in this year’s campaign, it really wasn’t the culprit.

Another poll demonstrates the serious problems that the GOP has with Latino voters.

Rush Limbaugh made perhaps one of the dumber comments I’ve seen from the right about the entire Bain Capital story, and managed to display an apparent inability to use Google to look things up.

By failing to respond adequately, Mitt Romney is letting his opponent define him for the voters. That could hurt him greatly in November.

The people trying to undo the Defense Budget sequestration cuts are making some pretty weak arguments.

“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.

Once again people are saying that 2012 is an election year akin to 1860 or 1932. Once again, they are wrong.

The Koch brothers will spend more money in this election cycle than the entire McCain campaign did in 2008.

Reporters covering the 2012 election are letting the campaigns control what they report to a disturbing degree.

Mitt Romney’s intransigence over releasing more tax returns is politically stupid.

Is the Romney camp snubbing Sarah Palin?

The Romney campaign is trying to shift the narrative.

There are some indications that Mitt Romney may be ready to announce his running mate selection as early as this week.

The Romney campaign went on television to address the Bain issue, but again they just seem to have muddied the water.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s alleged involvement in moving companies overseas is entirely phony.

Isn’t the bottom line here that Romney and his campaign just screwed up?

Mitt Romney’s campaign is mishandling their response to the Bain story, and hurting the candidate in the process.