Outside the Beltway

It seems to have been a rough day for the individual mandate at the Supreme Court.

By the end of today’s first day of hearings on the Affordable Care Act, the Justices seem eager to take the consider the case on the merits.

The results of Louisiana’s primary mean a lot less than the pundits will tell you they do.

Barack Obama’s position on same-sex marriage continues to “evolve,” along with the polls.

Like most endorsements, Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is unlikely to have a major impact on the race.

The Etch A Sketch meme isn’t nearly as powerful as those pushing it believe it to be.

Yesterday, Rick Santorum started to demonstrate that his campaign has run out of a logical reason to exist.

Does Joe Biden think he can succeed his boss?

Yesterday, the campaign silly season got particularly silly.

The debt has increased at a faster rate in the past three years than in the previous eight, but assigning blame isn’t what matters.

What happens when political pandering substitutes for serious fiscal policy.

Good Journalism?

Joe Biden got a little braggadocious last night.

The odds are against anyone who challenges an incumbent President. So, how do you do it?

No, the Obama Administration is not plotting to nationalize the economy in the name of some “national emergency.”

There will be no more GOP candidate debates. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Rick Santorum has bigger General Election problems than Mitt Romney it seems.

It is a curious thing, sometimes, to look at how different people interpret events.

The president’s job approval is down. And it’s also up!

Some Republicans seem intent on repeating the mistakes of 2008.

Republicans continue to harp on the fact that the President uses a TelePrompter.

Rick Santorum’s campaign is starting to tilt at windmills.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

If you listen to the punditocracy, you’d think that there’s actually a doubt as to who the GOP nominee will be.

Another chapter in the annals of American Politicians as Royalty:

The race will go on after Super Tuesday, but the outcome seems ineviable

Mitt Romney’s Presidential rhetoric probably won’t appeal to the GOP base.

A new poll shows the current level of GOP support in the Hispanic community.

Disturbingly large percentages of Republicans still don’t think the President was born here.

Attorney General Eric Holder offered a somewhat alarming defense of the Administration’s policy on targeted killings.

The differences between the parties when it comes to Iran are far less substantial than the candidate’s rhetoric would suggest.

Mitt Romney outlines his plan for dealing with Iran.

A new poll shows just how badly the GOP is doing among Hispanic voters.