Outside the Beltway

Bernie Sanders took to the floor of the Senate yesterday to rail against President Obama’s tax cut deal. It was history in the making, but it’s not clear that it actually accomplished anything.

There’s been much talk recently about treason charges in the Wikileaks case, an most of it has been entirely wrong.

Republicans were largely silent during the Bush Administration as spending went out of control. Will they do that again?

Several smart center-left commentators argue that President Obama is not triangulating. At least one argues there’s no such thing.

The Senate has constructed the legislation to correspond to the Obama-McConnell deal, sweeteners and all.

Democrats can’t stop using the F-word when talking about President Obama.

Krauthammer thinks Obama tricked the GOP into agreeing to Stimulus II.

Republicans have blocked a bill that would have helped rescue workers who became sick helping others at Ground Zero.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he isn’t running for President, but he’s sure acting like a guy who’s at least thinking about it.

Senate Democrats cancel vote on DREAM Act, meaning the immigration measure is likely dead for the year.

Internal memos reveal that Fox News spins the news in ways that favor conservative Republicans. Is that really news?

The pending compromise between the two parties on taxes and other policies underscores the fact that enhanced minority power (in this case, the filibuster power) helps contribute to fiscal irresponsibility.

As things stand right now, the dynamics don’t look good for President Obama in 2012

Just weeks after voting for a broad ban on earmarks, Republicans are looking for ways to get money to their districts without calling it an “earmark.”

Don Surber imagines this edition of “Hardball.”

Even though it will likely be unsuccessful, a primary challenge against President Obama could end up harming him enough to hand Republicans the White House in 2012.

Aaron Sorkin gets “happy” when hunters accidentally kill one another.

President Obama’s press conference yesterday, bitterly railing against Democrats in the Congress for being “purist” and “sanctimonious,” is brilliant triangulation.

WikiLeaks’ reveals that DynCorp, a government contractor, provided drugs and child sex slaves to Afghan police–and the State Department helped cover it up.

Amid signs that Democrats in Congress might rebel against the tax cut deal he struck with Republicans, President Obama took to the airwaves today to defend it at the same time that his base is rebelling against it.

Is Obama really the most liberal President ever? Not really.

Is it possible to govern and not engage in some amount of redistribution?