Outside the Beltway

We’re approaching the point where those job approval numbers start to matter, and President Obama’s are heading down again.

For the first time, Donald Trump is leading a poll for the GOP 2012 nomination. That’s bad news for the GOP.

Arizona’s so-called “Birther Bill” seems to violate several provisions of the Federal Constitution.

Will the Ryan Plan ever be voted out of the House?

The Congressional Budget Office has come up with slightly different calculations of the savings created by the Obama-Boehner budget compromise.

President Obama’s budget speech was light on specifics, but that’s because it was really the opening salvo of the 2012 campaign.

The GOP seems to be telling President Obama that revenue increases are off the table. That’s a huge mistake.

Two new polls show that the public supports the budget deal, but has no idea what to do to solve our long term problems.

Mitt Romney forcefully said Tuesday night that he believes President Barack Obama was born in America and that “the citizenship test has been passed.”

Whenever I despair at the current state of the Republican Party, I remind myself that things aren’t much better across the aisle.

Paul Krugman is disappointed with the President, but it’s really his own fault for being so naive.

Prepare to be underwhelmed by President Obama’s big deficit speech on Wednesday.

The Obama Administration is resisting efforts to expand Fourth Amendment protections to services like Gmail. That’s unfortunate.

What, if anything, does the budget deal mean for the future?

As yesterday’s budget negotiations began, the GOP had a choice – appease the base, or make a deal. They made the right choice.

The Federal government is funding a Pakistan version of Sesame Street for $20 million.

Remember when President Obama said there would be “no boots on the ground” in Libya? You didn’t actually believe that, did you?

Games legislators play…

For the past day or so, America’s fighting men have been pawns in a cynical political game.

The re-emergence of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power to prominence has brought critics to the forefront

There are still three days left, but it’s looking less and less likely that a budget deal will be reached in time to avoid a government shutdown.

The Obama Administration has given up on the idea of trying the September 11th suspects in a civilian court. Considering how much that trial would have perverted the justice system, that’s a good thing.

President Obama says he acted in Libya to avert an imminent genocide, but there’s no evidence that any such thing was about to occur.

In one of the biggest political surprises of the year, President Obama has announced that he would like a second term.

Rather than fighting over the remnants of the FY 2011 budget, the GOP should make a deal and get ready for the bigger, and more important, battle ahead.

Modern life requires us to put a high degree of trust in those to whom we delegate responsibility