Outside the Beltway

Because of course it was.

We can only hope.

He’s tanned. He’s rested. Is he ready?

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

The first shoe has dropped.

In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.

A bloc of moderates is not coming to a Senate near you.

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

Apparently, New York and Oregon are not the same place.

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

A conversation in two parts.

A massive investigation into the Capitol riot looks at what came before, during, and after.

It does not create better deliberation.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

Details are quite scant at the moment.

The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.

A quick lesson about American parties.

Republicans who admit Joe Biden won the election fair and square are being driven from the party.

Assessing Republican strategic positioning (and the incentives in our system).

The lack of common understandings and shared assumptions makes political conversations challenging.

Reacting to the asymmetrical polarization of the electorate.

Is the stimulus bill it for this administration?

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

The annual gathering showed us what the Republican Party would become years ago.

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

Early analysis merely confirms analysts’ priors.

And illustrations of the fact that this isn’t a regular trial.

As expected, the second impeachment trial of the 45th President will proceed.

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

Some key GOP figures are at least testing the waters.

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

It’s finally officially official.

The predictable, indeed inevitable, has happened.

The Trump Presidency has been a long con.

Too little, too late.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

The list is small but growing.

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?