Outside the Beltway

Does it matter if the controversial McChrystal comments were “off the record” ? No, it doesn’t.

Senator Jon Kyl is distancing himself from earlier comments that he made accusing the President of holding border security “hostage.”

Despite repeated promises to the contrary, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay will be remaining open indefinitely.

CNN is launching a debate program featuring one host from the Left and another from the Right. Why not call it “Crossfire”?

The Dallas Cowboys may finally get rid of the green pants for 2010.

A roundup of some of the more intelligent commentary on the Big Picture issues in the brouhaha of the day.

The legendary food police are going after Ronald McDonald and his Happy Meals.

Do journalists have any expectation of privacy in their emails?

In an honest system Rod Blagojevich would be living in a packing crate on Lower Wacker Drive.

Ezra Klein is shuttering JournoList.

If you’re reading this at the office, are you stealing from your boss?

Are the majority of illegal immigrants drug-runners? Arizona Governor Jan Brewer thinks so.

You know who would be a good replacement for him at the Right Now blog? David Petraeus.

Man running for United States Senate shocked to learn that he has to be careful what he says.

An article attempting to illustrate the obsolescence of newspapers inadvertently does the opposite.

If the trend continues, 2010 will mark a record number of conservatives for the Gallup poll since it began asking the question in 1992.

When it comes to the Supreme Court, most Americans have no idea what they’re talking about.

The odds that David Petraeus will be able to pull off a miracle in Afghanistan like he did in Iraq are very slim.

Sharing your unvarnished thoughts on a listserv is just asking for trouble, as Dave Weigel is the latest to discover.

“Endorsed by Sarah Palin” could become something that Democrats start using in negative campaign commercials.

David Petraeus says he supports the President’s Afghanistan policy, including the withdrawal timetable, but that means less than most people think it does.

Enron’s Jeffrey Skilling and media mogul Conrad Black got new life today from the Supreme Court, who ruled the use of the “honest services” doctrine against them unconstitutionally vague.

While praise for the military often goes overboard, the reaction to the McChrystal flap shows our armed forces at their finest.

Both President Obama and General McChrystal handled a bad situation incredibly well.

Another poll brings bad news for the White House.

Al Gore has been accused of sexually assaulting a “masseuse” in a Portland hotel room.

Here’s a great ad campaign idea: A series of funny spots by retired General Stanley McChrystal touting his favorite beer.

Retired Special Forces colonel and Defense Senior Executive Pat Lang joins us to talk about — well, you know damned well what we’ll be talking about.

Is it time to elect a President that doesn’t have that “lean and hungry look” ?