Outside the Beltway

Here we go again.

Not ordering the flags at executive buildings to half-staff.

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

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

There’s a word for people who use outrageous violence to terrorize.

The President of the United States is a national security threat. Can we get rid of him now?

The predictable, indeed inevitable, has happened.

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

They’re actually going to go through with it.

The zombie idea for ousting an erratic and dangerous President.

Space Force took a year to decide what to call their uniformed members.

The Trump Presidency has been a long con.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

Some guy you never heard of is the guy.

A desperate re-election gambit that has no impact on the outcome.

Kamala Harris wins by not losing.

Is that wise?

A partial response in the context of a complex topic.

Are “trust issues” in the way?

Trump and virus politics.

The President does not like his poll numbers.

This time, the Pences

Former prosecutors are suddenly “out.”

Every Democratic woman seems to be under consideration.

Presidents have appointed loyalists since time immemorial. Has this one gone too far?

The Barr DOJ’s attempt to retcon the Flynn case has created a major problem for Flynn.

Things are going to get better. And far worse.

It’s about damned time.

No. Just no.

Trump made some odd suggestions on today’s Aló Presidente.

President Trump can’t handle the truth.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

This isn’t what leadership looks like.

An example of the contrast (Narcissist-in-chief IV).

Most federal workers are still packing themselves into offices.

These decisions should be made by professionals.

Republicans are half as likely to take the outbreak seriously.

The 45th President polls worse than other prominent Republicans.

If your case needs a 9/11 boost, perhaps your case is weak.

A much smaller debate stage led to a much better debate last night.

With her eyes on her political future in a GOP dominated by Trumpism, Nikki Haley is attempting to rewrite the history of one of the most significant events of her time as Governor of South Carolina.

The House Intelligence Committee has released its report resulting from its investigation of the Ukraine scandal.

The Republican Party is a cult with Donald Trump at the center and his ardent supporters are brainwashed cult members.

Donald Trump’s Ambassador to the European Union provides yet more evidence to support impeachment of the President.

After a long day of hearings, the case against the President is becoming clearer and Republican defenses becoming more absurd.

Yesterday’s testimony by Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman including information particularly damaging to the President and his defenses to the charges against him in the Ukraine matter.

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly is posing a big challenge to Senator Martha McSally in Arizona.

American negotiators are claiming a ceasefire in northern Syria. The Turks, Syrians, and Russians are the winners, the Kurds are the losers, and we look like schmucks.