Outside the Beltway

Once again, people are engaging in largely mindless speculation involving Hillary Clinton.

Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.

Rick Perry is seeking Court intervention to get on the Virginia ballot. He isn’t likely to get very far.

Ron Paul is doing well right now solely because of the unique characteristics of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Could traders soon be betting on the outcome of the Presidential elections? Should they be?

Virginia has helped winnow the Republican field. You’re welcome America.

Newt Gingrich joins Rick Perry in having had his application to be on the Virginia Republican primary ballot disqualified. That leaves Mitt Romney and Ron Paul as the only candidates on the ballot.

Several candidates did not submit a completed application on time to qualify for Virginia’s Republican primary ballot.

Thanks to their own ineptitude, House Republicans suffered a big defeat this week. They totally deserved it.

A comment on the commentariat.

“Democratic” Pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen are out with another wacky Op-Ed.

There is a fundamental problem with the feedback loop in American politics.

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

Newt Gingrich’s ideas about the role of the judiciary are very dangerous.

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

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

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

How likely is it that a GOP Senate would eliminate the filibuster? Not very.

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

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

Once again, Americans hate Congress but seem to love their Congressperson.

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

Is technology making retail politics less important?

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

There’s a little historical revisionism going on on the right.

Expect plenty of GOP infighting if President Obama is re-elected next November.

Current events have underscored who holds political power in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era.

With the Super Committee dead, 2012 is likely to see a fight over the defense cuts set to take place starting in 2013.

The protesters have returned to Tahrir Square, and so has the violence.

Not surprisingly, the Supercommittee is a Super Failure.

We’re running out of excuses.

More revelations regarding the relationship between Solyndra and the Obama White House.