Outside the Beltway

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is superbly qualified for the presidency. But our system virtually assures that he won’t be a serious contender for the job.

Barely half of Americans think Muslims have a Constitutional right to build a mosque near the World Trade Center and 18% think mosques shouldn’t be allowed anywhere. That’s why we have a 1st Amendment.

Some Republicans are start to wonder if it’s such a good idea for their party to be so closely associated with the heated rhetoric surrounding the future of this former Burlington Coat Factory.

If the President looks worried, he has a pretty good reason.

President Obama’s motorcade caused gridlock in the Los Angeles area last night, although one wonders how people could distinguish it form the average Monday.

Robert Gates says he wants to retire next year, but will the call of duty cause him to stay longer ?

You heard it here first, the GOP will not gain control of Congress in 2010.

President Obama’s decision to speak out on the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” has turned what was a hot-button cable news item into a political issue that even his fellow Democrats don’t want to deal with.

Shockingly, the Tea Party as a generic movement is more popular than congressional leadership. Interestingly, the Democrats are still slightly more popular than the Tea Party and the Reps are in third.

According to a new MSNBC/Wall Street Journal poll, the public that will head to the polls in November is increasingly gloomy and pessimistic.

Democrats are currently engaged in a circular firing squad.

The results of last night’s Colorado Senate primaries should be causing Democrats to worry.

Another round of primaries last night made the playing field for November just a little bit clearer to see.

Conservatives seem very eager for Hillary Clinton to get back on the campaign trial, but it’s not going to happen.

The Republican Party is keeping relatively quiet on the Proposition 8 ruling. That’s a good idea.

Are we nearing the point where presidents won’t be able to fill Supreme Court vacancies?

That attitudes towards gay marriage varies by state won’t surprise you. The degree to which it does just might.

Another bad jobs report demonstrates that the “recovery” is an illusion for many people.

November’s elections will set modern records for most Senate seats and governorships on the ballot.

Some Democrats who support ending the Bush tax cuts for high earners want to exempt their own rich constituents.

Despite her mis-steps, Sharron Angle still has a shot at beating Harry Reid in November

The Democrats are pulling a trick from the Reagan playbook for the fall campaign. They might want to rethink that.

In arguing against lifting liability caps on offshore drilling, the Wall Street Journal is arguing against both moral responsibility and the free market.

As the campaign in Kentucky heats up for the final sprint to November, Rand Paul seems to have succeeded in moving beyond many of the mis-steps that plagued him three months ago.

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan shared his views on extending the Bush tax cuts today on MTP.

Democrats have not figured out how to use President Obama during the upcoming Mid-Term campaign, if at all.

Everyone seems to agree that the new 1099 reporting requirements contained in the health care reform bill are a bad idea, but nobody wants to take the time to repeal them.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

The United States Congress is starting to resemble a grade-school playground.

While Congressional Democrats are being careful not to dance on Charlie Rangel’s grave, President Obama is showing no such compunction.

The latest GDP numbers are nothing but bad news for Democrats.

Despite facing a thirteen-count ethics complaint, Charlie Rangel probably isn’t going anywhere.

A new poll claims that the health care reform law is now supported by a majority of Americans. Don’t believe it.

The Obama administration wants the FBI to be able to look at your Internet records without the inconvenience of respecting your 4th Amendment rights.

Much to the disappointment of Ezra Klein and others, it’s unlikely that Democrats will have the votes necessary to change the filibuster when the 112th Congress convenes.