Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney has effectively rebooted his campaign by picking Paul Ryan, but he’s also handed the President a powerful weapon.

For the first time in 80 years, there are no veterans on the major party Presidential tickets.

The Obama campaign has begun to respond to the addition of Paul Ryan to the Republican ticket.

Most of the early reaction on the right consider’s the selection of Paul Ryan a smart move on Mitt Romney’s part, but you could also say it’s just risky.

He’s no Sarah Palin but Paul Ryan doesn’t make immediate sense as Romney’s running mate.

Mitt Romney is showing signs that the negative attacks from the Obama camp are getting to him.

Is the the 2012 Republican Presidential ticket? We’ll find out Saturday morning.

Once again, Chris Christie makes one wish there were more Republicans like him.

The most recent round of national polling seems to show that the negative attacks on Romney are having an impact.

The presumptive Republican nominee has sent a strong and welcome signal about his governing philosophy.

Politico’s Mike Allen reports that several Republicans are expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention next month.

In calling for the sequestration cuts to be delayed, Republicans are demonstrating their lack of seriousness on the issue of fiscal responsibility.

The Obama campaign told a few fibs in its effort to distance itself from a controversial Priorities USA ad.

The combination of falling oil prices and increased exports has the US trade deficit at its lowest point since December 2010.

The recent call by many on the right for Mitt Romney to select Paul Ryan as his running mate is puzzling.

President Obama still has the advantage in the battleground states.

Romney’s new ad on a ruling issued by HHS on welfare-to-work requirements doesn’t pass the smell test.

Mitt Romney continues to have serious problems getting people to like him.

A Pro-Obama SuperPAC is out with what may be the most despicable ad so far this election cycle.

Harry Reid is a scoundrel, not a hero.

Once again, people are demanding to see Barack Obama’s college transcripts for no good reason.

The war in Afghanistan has not been a topic of discussion in the Presidential campaign, but that’s largely because there’s not much left to talk about.

While Washington dithers, business owners are starting to worry.

Drudge Report says Team Obama thinks CIA Director David Petraeus will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick.

Mitt Romney and other top Republicans are not taking part in the latest round of the culture war debate over same-sex marriage, for good reason.

One year ago, the U.S. lost it’s AAA credit rating with S&P. There doesn’t appear to have been any real impact from that decision.

Breaking: The American press often does a lousy job.

Marco Rubio wants to prevent these young women, and other Olympic medal winners, from paying taxes. It’s a dumb idea.

Publishing unsubstantiated rumor is not journalism.

Three new polls show President Obama leading in three key battleground states.