Outside the Beltway

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.

Tim Pawlenty’s new fiscal plan isn’t very grounded in reality.

Tim Pawlenty said in a speech on Friday that America needs to “turn toward God.”

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops the latest CNN poll of Republican presidential contenders.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

You don’t often see a candidate for President tell Iowans that he wants to eliminate ethanol subsidies, but Tim Pawlenty did.

Tim Pawlenty may face trouble from a pardon he issued while he was Governor of Minnesota.

Amy Myers, the sophomore who challenged Michele Bachmann to a debate on the Constitution, has been the target of vile comments on the Internet.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

All signs are that Michele Bachmann is running for president. What impact will she have on the race?

With Huckabee out, the right side of the GOP primary base may end up divided. And that will help Mitt Romney.

Mike Huckabee’s decision not to run has shaken up the GOP field for 2012.

Last night’s Presidential Debate in South Carolina was interesting, but, in the end, not very important.

President Obama is vulnerable, but he’s facing a GOP field that is underwhelming even for Republicans.

In all honesty, much of what is coming out of the mouths of self-described conservatives is actually pretty darn radical.

Donald Trump has been surging in polls of Republican voters recently, but that doesn’t mean much of anything.

Michele Bachmann raised more money in the First Quarter of 2011 than any other Republican. Which means that she’ll have to be taken seriously if she decides to run for President.

They say anyone can grow up to be president. Michele Bachmann is apparently taking them at their word.

The Supreme Court will decide whether states may jail parents who fail to make child support payments without providing them an attorney.

If you believe Minnesota Vikings’ Running Back Adrian Peterson, the NFL is a modern-day plantation and he’s a slave.

With minor exceptions, all of the potential candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012 seem to have accepted the idea that defense spending, and the Bush-era interventionist foreign policy, are off the table when it comes time to talk spending cuts.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is beginning to more like a real candidate for President. She won’t win, but she will be entertaining.

Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.

The White House Press Office produces a blog, YouTube channel, Flickr photo stream, Facebook and Twitter profiles, and daily video programming.

Later this week, Clarence Thomas will have gone five years without asking a question during oral argument at the Supreme Court. Is that really a big deal?

Ron Paul has won the CPAC straw poll for a second straight year. But YAF has voted him off its board over his opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The home mortgage interest deduction benefits Democrat-voting states most! Is the fix in?