Outside the Beltway

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

Quite improbably, Herman Cain remains at the top of the GOP field.

Yes, again with the EC.

Mitt Romney’s health care plan subsidized health care for illegal immigrants.

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

Barack Obama uses a teleprompter. This is not a big deal.

Rick Perry has gotten the most and best coverage thus far in the campaign. President Obama has gotten mostly negative coverage.

Like his tax plan, Herman Cain’s immigration plan is not serious.

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

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

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.

Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.

Parents are being arrested for sending their children to public schools outside their district.

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.

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.

Yet again, a state seeks to buck the primary calendar (and yet again it provides a chance to wonder why we have the nomination system we have).

Rick Perry’s slide in polls seems to be accelerating.

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

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

Economists are beginning to wonder if this very slow economic recovery isn’t permanently altering the landscape.

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

Are we placing far too much importance on how someone does in a two hour so-called “debate”?

Rick Perry’s immigration positions aren’t at all unreasonable, and that presents a problem for him inside the Republican Party.

Last night’s Republican debate is likely to raise more questions about Rick Perry in the minds of voters.

Based on the numbers, Barack Obama is an immigration hawk.

Rick Perry has faltered, and that has given Mitt Romney an opening.

Two-term New Mexico governor finally gets to share the stage with Herman Cain.

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