Outside the Beltway

After 3,193 days and more than 4,000 lives, the American war in Iraq is officially at an end.

There aren’t many glad tidings at the White House these days.

Newt Gingrich is looking really good in the Hawkeye State right now.

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.

Gary Johnson is right to be upset that he’s been excluded from debates, but he shouldn’t get the government involved.

CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

Last night, Herman Cain established that he simply isn’t prepared to be Commander in Chief.

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

The Republican candidates for President have been mostly silent about foreign policy issues. That changes starting tonight.

A three-way tie?

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

Andy Rooney, best known to recent generations as the cranky old man at the end of “60 Minutes,” has died at 92.

Can Mitt Romney get Republicans to turn out next November?

A story from Herman Cain’s past is on the front page of Politico tonight.

If Republicans keep looking for the next Ronald Reagan, they’re going to be disappointed for many reasons.

Quite improbably, Herman Cain remains at the top of the GOP field.

The Justice Department claims to have disrupted a major Iranian-backed terrorist attack in the United States.

Is Mitt Romney’s religion returning as an issue for Republican voters?

Even those sympathetic to the causes are frustrated with the squalor and other negative externalities of the protests.

Is Herman Cain for real, or is this rise int he polls just another boomlet destined to fade away?

The public supports the Presidents tax plans, but will that matter on Election Day?

The DOJ needs to go on a low-carb diet.

We’re getting close to the point where only two people on this stage will matter.

The economy continues to drag the President down.

Public disapproval of Congress continues to fall.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Why was the ATF allowing thousands of weapons to be smuggled to Mexican drug gangs?

America’s journalists are far more liberal than America.

President Obama is back on Martha’ Vineyard for a ten-day vacation. The usual suspects are upset.

British courts are handing out swift and harsh sentences for people involved in last week’s riots, including four-year prison sentences for two 20-somethings for Facebook postings in support of the mayhem.

The Ames Straw Poll is like the first scrimmage of NFL training camp.

The main issue driving the downgrade appears to be lack of faith in the political parties to act responsibly and compromise over entitlements and revenues.

The job approval numbers for Congress are at historic lows, but will that matter in 2012?