Outside the Beltway

So. Much. Winning.

Trump tried to interfere in GA earlier than we knew.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

Trump’s lack of fealty to truth and reality gives supporters an out (if they choose it).

It’s finally officially official.

A startling number than may understate the problem.

Kamala Harris will be very, very busy the next two years.

Although prosecution and conviction are unlikely.

The President who promised to “Make America Great Again” has made her a laughingstock. And worse.

On the op/ed page of WaPo, the 10 living former U.S. secretaries of defense say things that shouldn’t have to be said.

The sitting president is asking GA officials to find votes despite the fact that the results have been confirmed thrice.

Steve Sarkisian joins a frustrating trend.

Our cultural divide over the pandemic is turning us into worse people.

Granted, there are more than two. But from a political science/political history POV, these two stick out in my mind.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

The Trump Presidency has been a long con.

The Georgia governor and his family are under attack because he did his job.

Our long national farce is over.

Too little, too late.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

There won’t be a Lincoln Party. It isn’t sustainable.

Further musings on the future of the Grand Old Party.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

The phone tour continues.

Wherein I respond to a ridiculous comparison.

Not of governance.

Almost 50 losses in four weeks,. Impressive.

The farce will be with her. Always.

Saruman’s rigid arrogance ultimately made him pathetic. Sound familiar?

That thing that happens when you sow the wind with conspiracy theories.

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

Why isn’t Joe Biden President already?

Bringing sloppy to the outrageous.

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?

Was Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome a one-off or a sign of things to come?

We won’t have Sidney Powell to kick around any more.

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

More on why it isn’t going to happen.

More rhetorical undermining, even as the process moves forward.

Some Republicans are doing their jobs.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

We spend so much time fighting over who should be in power that we don’t get anything important done.

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Why is making the obvious call so hard for the GSA Administrator?

The GOP is behaving exceedingly irresponsibly. Senator Graham and Representative Collins are prime examples.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.