Outside the Beltway

Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.

Mitt Romney’s first television ad is built around a Barack Obama quote that has been cropped so that he’s saying the opposite of what he actually said.

Rick Perry wants a no-fly zone in Syria to prevent ground forces from harming civilians.

The NYPD is wantonly violating the 1st Amendment.

Campainging like is it 1999.

Are Republicans mostly to blame for the supercommittee failure?

With the Super Committee dead, 2012 is likely to see a fight over the defense cuts set to take place starting in 2013.

Are these The Final Two?

Stephen Green explains how Washington cuts the deficit in a mere eight steps.

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How did Republicans get in this mess?

Treating entertainment as entertainment is one thing. Treating it as news and education is another.

George Will’s disdain for Mitt Romney pales in comparison of his disgust at Newt Gingrich.

Another meme debunked, plus some thoughts on policy.

Greg Halman, an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners baseball team, was stabbed to death in his native Holland. His brother is the chief suspect.

“Democratic” pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen argue that President Obama should decline to run for re-election.

The calendar favors waiting out the occupiers, not confronting them.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

Not surprisingly, the Supercommittee is a Super Failure.

Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.

Further, there was another example of police violence at UCD earlier this week.

Thomas Ricks posts several recommendations for fixing the Army. Most of them are really, really stupid.

I find the rather nonchalant gassing of the protestors by the police officer, as if he is sparying his roses for aphids, to be disturbing.

From Europe, a case of regulation gone nuts.

So, how did we get to the point where a fat, condescending, serial adulterer who left office in disgrace twelve years ago is the latest challenger for the conservative mantle?

Herman Cain has either doubled down on his foreign policy ignorance or proven himself a man of great nuance.