Outside the Beltway

Another new poll brings bad news for Democrats and the President.

Will Democrats use a lame-duck session of Congress to pass legislation they can’t get through otherwise ? They might try, but I doubt they’ll succeed.

President Obama was shocked –SHOCKED! — to learn that bureaucracy and contracting hassles delay construction projects.

A white police officer has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing a black man. Now, the Feds are considering leveling their own charges.

Will LeBron James’s departure push upset Ohioans to the right ?

Is Ann Coulter’s defense of Michael Steele’s Afghan War skepticism the beginning of conservative split, or just an attempt to pile on President Obama ?

A district court judge has issued a ruling that could have wide ramifications for the question of same-sex marriage.

In the fight between law and appetite, bet on appetite.

Americans are more supportive of their tax money going to law enforcement than welfare.

Republicans are looking at making some major, and interesting, changes to the primary calendar for 2012.

Arizona has been experiencing a massive increase in violent crime of late, right?

It looks like we’ll have at least five more months of Michael Steele gaffes to look forward to.

Presidential approval ratings at the 18-month mark don’t tell you much about re-election prospects.

San Francisco’s ban on sugary drinks is the latest example of nanny state reductio creep.

Alvin Greene is running a political campaign, but it’s unlike anything anyone has ever seen before.

The latest bad idea from some conservative pundits ? Sarah Palin for Chair of the Republican National Committee.

Barack Obama may not be doing much campaigning in the fall if recent poll numbers are any indication.

David Brooks and Gail Collins debate the proper role for pundits.

The legal battle over immigration began today as the Obama Administration filed suit against Arizona over its new immigration law.

Two widely-hyped reports have Wall Street firms donating less money to Democrats as payback for financial reform efforts. But a closer look reveals no such thing.

More Politics 101 for Rand Paul.

No, the founding fathers of the United States were not “very afraid of a central government.” Indeed, such an assertion makes no sense.

Bill Kristol’s hero of the Revolutionary Era is Alexander Hamilton. Who is yours?

A lot of Americans don’t know that the US gained its independence from Great Britain. How can this be? Is it a liberal conspiracy?

One year ago today, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska after only 2 1/2 years in office.

Once again, the knives are out for Michael Steele after his recent Afghanistan gaffe.

Another depressing poll demonstrating American historical ignorance.

Some cops apparently still haven’t figured out that it’s legal to take pictures in public places — even of cops.

Sarah Palin is among a group of Republicans concerned that the Tea Party movement’s fiscal conservatism could pose a danger to defense spending.

The latest poll trends have pollster Charlie Cook thinking that the Democrats could be in for a very bad trouncing on Election Day.

The Chairman of the RNC is expressing doubts about America’s war effort in Afghanistan.

Not surprisingly, American’s partisan views on the Supreme Court are pretty much wrong.

So much for the Obama Administration’s “Summer of Recovery.”