Outside the Beltway

Based on the polls, the odds of some changes to America’s gun control laws will become law. It’s unlikely they’ll accomplish anything, though.

The Speaker’s version of what went down during the negotiations does not make the Speaker look good.

The next six weeks or so will see Congress once again fighting over a self-created crisis.

It’s time to start thinking outside the box when it comes to disaster relief.

Another mostly disappointing report on the state of the economy.

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

President Obama seems to have given away the store when it comes to the defense sequestration cuts.

This campaign has gone to the birds.

The Presidency costs taxpayers a lot of money, but that’s been true for many, many years now.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

Several recent polls suggest that Mitt Romney is losing the advantage he had over the President on economic issues.

The GOP still hasn’t dealt with the legacy of George W. Bush.

The American public doesn’t think we can afford to cut any category of government spending, even imaginary ones.

Today’s convention activities will include the opening salvos of an attack on the President’s foreign policy. This strikes me as a mistake.

Congress and the American people have a choice to make between two not very palatable options.

Mitt Romney has effectively rebooted his campaign by picking Paul Ryan, but he’s also handed the President a powerful weapon.

In calling for the sequestration cuts to be delayed, Republicans are demonstrating their lack of seriousness on the issue of fiscal responsibility.

Between the polls and the state of the economy, It’s rather obvious why the Obama campaign keeps trying to change the subject.

The GOP’s arguments about the impact of ObamaCare on Medicare are dishonest and hypocritical.

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama traded barbs over the June jobs report, but neither one seems to have the answer to our problems.

The Republican strategy on health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision needs some tweaking.

Your tax dollars should not be paying for this.

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

Mitt Romney is proposing one of the biggest peacetime increases in military spending in U.S. history.

Republicans should have listened to Mitch Daniels, because he was right.

The arrival of Discovery in Washington D.C. has led to another lament about “national greatness.”

The old have most of the money and power in our society, a trend that is accelerating.

Obama has borrowed slightly more money in 3 years than Bush did in 8. Does it matter?

What happens when political pandering substitutes for serious fiscal policy.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.

Anyone who falls for this needs to look into bridges in Brooklyn and oceanfront property in Arizona.

Not surprisingly, Republicans are trying to reverse the automatic cuts to defense spending agreed to in August.

Wait until you hear about Newt Gingrich’s new out of this world idea.

Once again, Ron Paul showed last night why he could never win the Republican nomination.

President Obama’s Pentagon is planning for an unlikely war with China rather than the small wars America will inevitably fight.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

After almost a year of campaigning, it’s finally time for someone to cast a vote.

Where is the economy headed? The signals are mixed at best.

A shocking new polls shows that most Americans would like to receive Social Security and not pay for it.