Outside the Beltway

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, January 30, 2026 · 2 comments

“White on White”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, January 30, 2026 · 35 comments

FBI Raids Georgia Election Center

· Thursday, January 29, 2026 · 15 comments

The big lie of 2020 continues.

Tabby Thursday

· Thursday, January 29, 2026 · 6 comments

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, January 29, 2026 · 36 comments

So, Noem Was Just Following Orders?

· Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 25 comments

The finger-pointing continues

In Front of Our Noses: Trump’s Values

· Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 4 comments

Two examples to throw on the pile.

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 53 comments

President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Trump Reverses Course in Minnesota

· Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 20 comments

TACO Tuesday?

Bovino Out of Minneapolis

· Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 4 comments

And maybe out entirely.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 59 comments

House Races Shifting D-ward

· Monday, January 26, 2026 · 8 comments

So says the Cook Political Report

Bovino Needs to Read the First Amendment

· Monday, January 26, 2026 · 16 comments

Gestapo is as Gestapo does.

AG Monday

· Monday, January 26, 2026 · 11 comments

This week: 1974’s Zardoz.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, January 26, 2026 · 46 comments

Video Tells The Tale

· Sunday, January 25, 2026 · 26 comments

And, like with Renee Good, it tells us that the administration is brazenly lying to us.

Refreshing the Tree of Liberty

· Sunday, January 25, 2026 · 9 comments

Standing up to armed tyrants is considerably harder than sloganeering.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, January 25, 2026 · 30 comments

Another ICE-Involved Shooting in Minneapolis

· Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 16 comments

Breaking news.

Kakistocracy On Display

· Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 12 comments

We are not being governed by smart people.

The 2026 National Defense Strategy

· Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 7 comments

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 25 comments

Being a Tough Guy Ain’t as Easy as it Looks!

· Friday, January 23, 2026 · 23 comments

The movies always make it seem so simple!

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, January 23, 2026 · 4 comments

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, January 23, 2026 · 26 comments

Less Than Meets the Eye?

· Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 8 comments

Trump’s style may obscure a lack of substance.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

An FYI: I am a Bit Exhausted

· Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 9 comments

Trump fatigue is real.

Thursday’s Tabs

· Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 41 comments

Trump Reaches Greenland Deal

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 16 comments

It’s huuuuge!

Friendship between the United States and Canada was developed and strengthened by the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, on August 9, 1842, in the old State Department building which stood on this site (wherever that is). This treaty established the north- eastern boundary between the two countries. This tablet paced by the Kiwanis Club of Washington in Cooperation with the committee on marking points of historic interest April 30, 1929. Friendship between the United States and Canada was developed and strengthened by the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, on August 9, 1842, in the old State Department building which stood on this site (wherever that is). This treaty established the north- eastern boundary between the two countries. This tablet paced by the Kiwanis Club of Washington in Cooperation with the committee on marking points of historic interest April 30, 1929.

When You’ve Lost Canada . . .

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 10 comments

Our closest ally and trading partner is balancing against us.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, December 9, 2025. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Revisiting The List One Year In

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 7 comments

Mid-Week Tabbery

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 23 comments

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 35 comments

This is Fascism

· Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 31 comments

Just the latest example.

Peak Republican Cowardice?

· Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 22 comments

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 17 comments

AG Monday

· Monday, January 19, 2026 · 4 comments

It’s episode #50!

North American Aerospace Defense Command F-35 Lightning II aircraft with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing fly over Greenland Oct. 7, 2025. Operating in the Arctic provides the flexibility and adaptability needed to overcome logistical hurdles in a dynamic and unforgiving environment. Greenland, as part of the Kingdom of Denmark has long played an important role in the defense of North America, which strengthens NORAD's ability to protect the continent from today's threats and emerging challenges from all approaches. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt Cameron Lewis) North American Aerospace Defense Command F-35 Lightning II aircraft with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing fly over Greenland Oct. 7, 2025. Operating in the Arctic provides the flexibility and adaptability needed to overcome logistical hurdles in a dynamic and unforgiving environment. Greenland, as part of the Kingdom of Denmark has long played an important role in the defense of North America, which strengthens NORAD's ability to protect the continent from today's threats and emerging challenges from all approaches. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt Cameron Lewis)

Greenland Follies

· Monday, January 19, 2026 · 48 comments

A slow-moving disaster.

Cassidy to Face Primary Challenge?

· Monday, January 19, 2026 · 2 comments

Are deals with the devil not worth anything these days?

MLK Day Forum

· Monday, January 19, 2026 · 31 comments

The “Pro-Market” Party, Dontcha Know

· Sunday, January 18, 2026 · 11 comments

Making football schedules via EO.

Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras. Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras.

Mess in Minnesota

· Sunday, January 18, 2026 · 26 comments

Going from bad to worse.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, January 18, 2026 · 9 comments

Virginia Swears in First Woman Governor

· Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 6 comments

Abigail Spanberger made history this afternoon.

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(Also) In Front of Our Noses: The Ongoing Corruption of DoJ

· Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 3 comments

More attacks on political enemies.

In Front of Our Noses: Abuses of the Pardon Power

· Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 6 comments

Part of the never-ending story of abuse and corruption.

SaturTabs

· Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 21 comments

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 25 comments

Meanwhile, in North Korea…

· Friday, January 16, 2026 · 17 comments

…a gift for Dear Leader.

How to Power a Perpetual Motion Machine…

· Friday, January 16, 2026 · 20 comments

Just harness Senator Mullin’s views on regime change in Iran.

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