Outside the Beltway

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.

While President Obama is pushing the Afghanistan surge, large numbers of elected Democrats are demanding we get out.

Thanks to a united Republican Caucus, the Senate failed to take up a deeply flawed campaign finance “reform” bill.

Republicans are much closer to America’s political center than Democrats.

Conservatives aren’t as united over the “outrage” of the New Black Panther Case as you might think.

Remember when Democrats thought changing the rules to abolish filibustering was an outrage against the Constitution? They’re older and wiser now.

Congress and the White House are starting to stake out sides in the upcoming battle over extending the Bush tax cuts.

With everyone concerned about the budget deficit, the idea of cutting military spending is finally gaining traction on Capitol Hill.

Charles Rangel, who recently stepped aside as Chairman of House Ways And Means Committee, is facing ethics charges.

Democratic Governor Joe Manchin appears to have no serious challengers for the late Robert Byrd’s Senate seat.

Democrats have opened up a 6 point lead in the Gallup generic ballot tracking poll, their first statistically significant lead of the cycle.

Recent debates over the economic and fiscal impact of the Bush tax cuts indicate that Republicans still haven’t learned the lessons of the Bush years.

Vice-President Biden glances into the future and sees a relatively good year for Democrats. Is he right ?

Elena Kagan may be smiling because her confirmation is assured, but she doesn’t have as much public support as previous nominees.

Affluent, educated people in the DC policy community hold different views than the larger American public.

Nate Silver provides yet more bad news for Democrats: When screening for “likely voters,” Republican numbers look even better.

Virginia’s governor wants the state to get out of the liquor business after 76 years. It’s about time.

In Court filings the Obama Administration is arguing that the health insurance mandate is a tax, and if they’re right the legal challenges to ObamaCare are dead.

Some Republicans seem to think they don’t need to put forward any actual ideas in order to win November.

A bizarre rant in American Spectator contains some interesting thoughts about the nature of America’s political elite.