Outside the Beltway

The result in the Casey Anthony case is leading, inevitably, to a host of new proposed laws.

The US Supreme Court declined to stay the execution of a child raping murderer over a technical violation of a treaty.

Georgia Congressman Paul Broun has a radical suggestion: While we’re playing chicken with the nation’s debt, let’s cut $1.3 trillion from the debt ceiling!

President Obama smiled as he signed the 2009 stimulus into law, but the results aren’t anything to smile about.

Whatever happened to the GOP’s promise to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act?

What exactly is the GOP trying to accomplish in the debt ceiling negotiations?

A Federal Appeals Court struck down an Amendment to the Michigan Constitution today as unconstitutional.

The Ronald Reagan that Republicans lionize is very different from the one who actually served as 40th President of the United States.

The Obama administration is arguing the 14th Amendment renders the debt ceiling moot.

Jeff Jacoby claims that marriage cannot be redefined.

House and Senate Republicans are pushing a Balanced Budget Amendment. It sounds like a good idea, but it isn’t.

The first Appeals Court decision on the Affordable Care Act was a victory for the government.

Barack Obama’s leadership style may be his undoing.

The Senate Republican leader is running a shrewd political game. But what’s good for the GOP is bad for America.

The odds of history are against Michele Bachmann.

While the Constitutionality of the War Powers Act is indeed dubious, the fact that it was passed over Nixon’s veto isn’t the reason.

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.

How many Texas politicians does it take to screw in a non-communist light bulb?

Mitt won’t sign the Susan B. Anthony List’s Pro-Life Pledge.

The White House’s assertion that Libya isn’t covered by the War Powers Act isn’t being accepted on Capitol Hill.

A retiree with some rather strange views hosted a Tim Pawlenty event.

Michele Bachmann is not Sarah Palin.

The House GOP and the White House moved one step closer to a constitutional confrontation, but is it much ado about nothing?

In addition to Alabama, we can also have Georgia on ours minds on the ongoing immigration debate.

AL takes AZ’s approach and goes a few steps beyond.

Would it be unconstitutional for Congress to extend Mueller’s term?

Where’s the line when a public figure interacts with a teenage fan?

As with most of the other issues facing us, our political conversation about climate change and what to do about it basically just involves yelling at each other.

Is it possible to address the U.S. fiscal situation?

Herman Cain says he wouldn’t sign any bill longer than three pages. It’s a line that will get him applause, but it’s totally impractical.

So, Anthony Weiner is a lying dick. Does it matter?

Another appellate panel heard arguments on the Constitutionality of the health care reform law this week.

44 Republican Senators have already pledged to filibuster John Bryson’s nomination as Commerce secretary.

America’s physicians are becoming more liberal in response to changing working conditions.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants a full debate on the PATRIOT Act. What’s Congress so afraid of?

Stephen Colbert has been running an ongoing shtick in which he’s trying to start a political action committee, gets letters from his Viacom bosses poo-pooing the idea, and then inviting his lawyer on to explain ways to get around these concerns.

Senate fails to revoke tax cuts for big oil.