Outside the Beltway

Sarah Palin isn’t running for President, and she hasn’t officially endorsed anyone, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting her thumb on the scale.

The race in South Carolina is going down to the wire.

Mitt Romney has a bit of a tax return dilemma.

Is George Bush to blame for a weak Republican field almost four years after he left office? Not entirely.

Ten hours later, the candidates seemed more combative than they had been the night before.

So, what’s next?

One of these people will be the 2012 Republican nominee for President no matter how much you’d like to dream otherwise.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

Could the GOP go into Tampa next August not knowing who their nominee will be? It’s possible, but not probable.

How did Republicans get in this mess?

From across the pond, an observation that the way we pick Presidents isn’t really that bad after all.

So far, Hermain Cain seems to be doing okay in the polls.

Herman Cain is leading Mitt Romney in two respected polls.

Rick Perry’s campaign isn’t dead by any means, but he needs to turn things around soon.

Romney consolidated his position as the presumptive nominee, Perry continued his disintegration, Cain discovered what it was like to be a serious candidate, and Bachmann doubled down on crazy.

In a move sure to make conservative heads explode, Chris Christie is set to endorse Mitt Romney for president.

Mitt Romney is once again the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination.

After three weeks of speculation, we’re back where we started.

Rick Perry continues to slip in the polls.

The first two months of Rick Perry’s campaign are a good example of why it helps to start a Presidential campaign early.

“Straight talkers” like Chris Christie make for lousy leaders.

Some actual political science suggests that being an overweight male candidate may not be a negative for voters.

Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.

Chris Christie’s weight has become a political concern, apparently.

And, the week closes out with another round of rumors about New Jersey’s Governor.

Despite what the media keeps saying, there’s no real evidence that GOP voters are dissatisfied with the 2012 field.

Can someone who doesn’t look like a GQ model make it in politics anymore?

Sarah Palin apparently thinks having an actual job would be too confining.

Last night’s speech at the Reagan Library did nothing to stop people from speculating about Chris Christie’s Presidential plans.

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

The grass is always greener on the candidate not running (or something like that).

Rick Perry has stumbled out of the gate, but he’ll be in this race for the long haul

Another round of rumors is out claiming that Chris Christie is thinking about running for President.

FEMA is about to run out of money, but don’t worry your Congressman is getting his vacation time in.

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

Yes, Barack Obama is running for a second term.