Outside the Beltway

Fewer Americans are watching cable news networks, and that’s not surprising.

Glenn Beck’s own website discovers some interesting, and ethically disturbing, editing in the latest round of video’s from “ACORN Pimp”James O’Keefe.

Paul Krugman admits that he doesn’t bother to read conservative commentary. Should he?

The uprisings in the Arab world have led some to suggest that the Middle East isn’t “ready” to be free. They’re wrong.

The Big Bird Flips Big Bird Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Some conservatives are finally waking up and realizing what people like Glenn Beck are doing to the movement. It’s probably too late, though.

Beck is now concerned about Google.

Is the only possible motivation conservatives could possibly have for calling out the lunatic fringe a desire for the acceptance of liberals?

Sarah Palin spoke about Ronald Reagan last night, but seems to have forgotten the optimism that is part of The Gipper’s legacy.

The Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Glenn Beck seems to have more in common with End Time preachers than he does with a serious political analyst.

Now that Republicans have the House, wouldn’t they be better off playing nice?

There is a problem with political rhetoric in this country, but telling people to be nicer to each other isn’t going to cool it down.

Yesterday, Eric Fuller, one of the victims of last week’s shooting in Tuscon, blamed Sarah Palin, John Boehner, Glenn Beck and Sharron Angle for the tragedy. Today he was arrested for making a death threat to a local Tea Party leader.

I’m blogging Mark Levin’s Conservative Manifesto. Here’s part one…

Sarah Palin released a statement today about the Arizona shootings and the debate that has followed. It’s unlikely to help her.

Palin is missing an opportunity in the way she is dealing with the whole target graphic situation.

The Republicans are increasingly the party of white America. That’s short term good but long term bad for the GOP.

Former Senator Alan Simpson is fighting back against the critics on the left and the right who are shooting down the Deficit Commission’s plan before it’s even been released.

A new survey shows that political ideology leads to different television viewing habits. This shouldn’t be surprising.

The latest story being repeated by the conservative talking heads is the claim that President Obama will be spending $ 200 million per day on his upcoming overseas trip. The problem is that it’s not true.

215,000 people attended the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” compared to 87,000 for “Restoring Honor.” Even if you believe the numbers, they don’t tell us much.

The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear ended up having a point after all, but it’s not one that anyone is likely to take to heart.

Another round of GDP growth figures are out, and they show that the U.S. economy continues to grow far slower than necessary to sustain job growth. Is this a temporary problem, or something we can expect to live with for the foreseeable future?

Some Democrats believe the Jon Stewart – Stephen Colbert rally this weekend will serve as a get-out-the-vote drive.

More than ever before in the past, Fox News Channel will be the exclusive medium through which many of the candidates for the 2012 Republican nomination communicate with the public. And that’s a problem.

Jon Stewart’s response to Glenn Beck is taking place on the weekend where party leaders usually conduct their big get out the vote push.

Conservatives have latched on to a few words in a decade-old article by Democrat Chris Coons in their efforts to boost the candidacy of Christine O’Donnell in Delaware.

White America is within thinkable distance of a moment when it will no longer be the majority.