Outside the Beltway

Why does what was painted on a rock 30-odd years ago matter today?

Some 700 protesters were arrested yesterday afternoon after they shut down the Brooklyn Bridge for 2-1/2 hours, apparently mistaking it for Wall Street.

He suggested the possibility of sending troops to Mexico to fight drug cartels.

Giving the President the unchecked power to kill American citizens raises some serious red flags.

Some actual political science suggests that being an overweight male candidate may not be a negative for voters.

Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.

Marcia Anderson has become the first African American woman to be promoted to a two star general in the US Army.

When the FBI essentially creates a terrorist in order to arrest him, have we really accomplished anything?

Chris Christie’s weight has become a political concern, apparently.

And, the week closes out with another round of rumors about New Jersey’s Governor.

Another entry in the ongoing follies of US border and immigration policy.

Despite what the media keeps saying, there’s no real evidence that GOP voters are dissatisfied with the 2012 field.

Can someone who doesn’t look like a GQ model make it in politics anymore?

There is literally no interest in a Giuliani presidential bid outside of Giuliani and those who might be employed by his campaign.

Beginning with “BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building,” a series of tweets with the #CongressHostage hashtag have been decidedly unfunny.

Mitt Romney is still being dogged by charges of changed positions. Now, he’s trying to spin that as a good thing.

Yet again, a state seeks to buck the primary calendar (and yet again it provides a chance to wonder why we have the nomination system we have).

The health care battle is formally joined in the Supreme Court.

Rick Perry’s slide in polls seems to be accelerating.

Sarah Palin apparently thinks having an actual job would be too confining.

Dick Morris has a penchant for counter-intuitive analysis. And for being wildly wrong.

Last night’s speech at the Reagan Library did nothing to stop people from speculating about Chris Christie’s Presidential plans.

Neither political party is resonating with the public right now, and neither is acting in the manner the public would like.

House Energy and Commerce Committee “is investigating Planned Parenthood’s federal funding, requesting lots of docs.”

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

CNN may deny Jon Huntsman a spot in its October 18 debate.

The latest revelations about Operation Fast And Furious raise more questions than they answer.

Is quoting President Obama without fixing his grammar “racist”? Some say it is.

The grass is always greener on the candidate not running (or something like that).