Outside the Beltway

There seems to be at least some hope for a temporary deal in Washington to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, but don’t count your chickens just yet.

An agency has won the Nobel Peace Prize for something that hasn’t happened yet.

Being Speaker of the House has become much more of a difficult job than it used to be.

The Virginia Governor’s race may be slipping too far for Republicans to pull off a victory.

Republicans appear to be uniting behind a short-term plan to deal with the debt ceiling, but seem okay with keeping the government shutdown going forward.

(And a Postscript on Recent Discussion of the South)

The U.S. sends a mostly weak signal to the Egyptian military.

There’s no denying it now. The GOP is being harmed by the events in Washington far more than the President and Democrats in general.

The Supreme Court heard argument in a major campaign finance case yesterday.

Paul Ryan is back, and he has a plan his party ought to be paying attention to.

The real world impact of what’s happening in Washington is becoming apparent.

Signs that investors are starting to get nervous about the lack of action coming out of Washington.

If one considers oneself to be conservative, ask if the the actions of the GOP at the moment conform to that term..

Contrary to the White House’s arguments, negotiating over the debt ceiling is not at all historically unprecedented.

The government shutdown seems to be having an impact on the one competitive statewide race in country this year.

Recent anti-corruption measures have contributed to making American government worse.

They’re back…….

63% are angry at Republicans, 57% are angry at Democrats, and 53% are angry at President Obama.

There’s a way for President Obama and Speaker Boehner to talk out a deal to resolve the current crisis, but they have to want to do it.

One cannot support the shutdown tactic and then be outraged that part of the government is shutdown.

To borrow a phrase from Stephen Colbert, if you want to understand how Congress works, you better know a District.

Ted Cruz wants his fellow Republicans to follow him down the rabbit hole again.

Speaker Boehner sends a signal that there won’t be a quick resolution to the government shutdown crisis.

90 percent of DoD civilians will go back to work soon. What message does that send?