Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney has a big problem. People don’t seem to like him very much.

Did Joe Biden misspeak, or drop a hint that he shouldn’t have?

Some Navy SEALs are weighing in on the brouhaha.

We seldom blame presidents for bold actions that go wrong. We despise them for appearing weak and indecisive.

Once upon a time, Jimmy Carter was everyone’s favorite former president. Not so much these days, especially among other former presidents.

The Obama campaign’s cheap politicizing of the SEAL raid that took out bin Laden is unseemly. And unnecessary.

Fox, Rasmussen, and Gallup show Romney slightly ahead of Obama. I’m willing to call it a trend.

We need a lot less fake empathy in politics.

OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.

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

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

Does Joe Biden think he can succeed his boss?

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

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

Nominating Rick Santorum may be the best things Republicans could do to save their party, but not for the reasons Santorum thinks.

Last night, we saw the beginning of the end of the Newt Gingrich campaign whether he realizes it or not.

Is the presumptive Republican nominee too handsome, too rich, and too pompous to win the hearts of ordinary Americans?

Mitt Romney stumbled a bit during his victory tour this morning.

American politics is as polarized as ever, and it shows no signs of changing regardless of who wins in November.

Bad Newt is back.

Romney would rank among richest presidents ever

The truth about a Second Obama Term is that it likely wouldn’t be all that remarkable.

Are the Republicans the party of Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and Newt Gingrich? Or a viable contender for the White House?

Why are all the candidates for president so awful?

It was another good night for Newt Gingrich in Charleston last night.

If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.

Michael Hastings has yet another credulous story attempting to smear the United States military.

Yes, it’s time to talk about that again.

Last night, Ron Paul decided it was a good idea to bring back the ghosts of the Vietnam War era.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

Since the adoption of the current rules for delegate allocations only twice has either party nominated someone who did not win either IA or NH.

Like many Republicans before him, Newt Gingrich is trying to claim the mantle of Reagan. He is the one least entitled to it.

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

America’s greatest statesmen fear America’s political paralysis endangers our ability to lead the world.

Usually if a quote is too good to be true, it is.

A lesson in why the topline poll numbers are often only the beginning of the puzzle.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

The Establishment opposition to the current frontrunner has little to do with his policy ideas.

Are these The Final Two?

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

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?

President Obama ended the tradition of native costumes for the APEC Summit.

Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.