Outside the Beltway

Americans should be thankful when our presidents take time off.

The crack investigative team at BuzzFeed is living up to its name with a story headlined “Did President Obama Just Make A Blowjob Joke?”

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

What lessons can we draw from the Wisconsin Recall?

None of the cable news networks did particularly well last night.

Vetting, media bias, and a passing swipe at the war on terror.

A new poll finds that adding Chris Christie to the ticket would fail to deliver New Jersey to the Republicans.

A tough new Obama campaign ad highlights people who lost their jobs after a Bain Capital takeover–at a time Mitt Romney was not at Bain Capital.

He may be running against Barack Obama, but Mitt Romney seems to mention Jimmy Carter a lot.

A series of shocking revelations about Barack Obama’s past have not changed my view of the man who’s been in the White House three-plus years.

Further cementing his reputation as a sleaze bag, Newt Gingrich is now renting out the private information of his donors.

Picking the wrong target.

In case you needed more evidence that Allen West is a batshit crazy, he’s spreading rumors that 80 House Democrats are members of the Communist Party.

The Obama administration admits its push for the “Buffett Rule” is not about dealing with our budget woes.

The GOP seems to be backing away from a position on same-sex marriage that was a prominent part of its message only a short time ago.

Rick Santorum has bigger General Election problems than Mitt Romney it seems.

Rush Limbaugh may be a jerk, but he has a right to be a jerk.

Our political scene has changed drastically since Bob Kerrey was last in the Senate.

The GOP Establishment is in crisis, but it has nobody to blame but itself.

An odd meme’s developing that Mitt Romney’s campaign is in financial trouble.

Rick Santorum swept three states that are off the media radar screen. Will it revive his campaign?

Will the Obama Administration’s decision on contraceptive coverage by the Catholic Church have an impact in November?

Things aren’t all sunshine and roses for the Obama 2012 campaign.

Once again, the punditocracy is bemoaning the rise of so-called “negative campaigning.”

Stephen Colbert’s super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, has raised a little over a million dollars.

American politics is as polarized as ever, and it shows no signs of changing regardless of who wins in November.

On it’s own, the so-called “Buffett Rule” is unlikely to do much to reduce the deficit.

The truth about a Second Obama Term is that it likely wouldn’t be all that remarkable.

Monday’s debate in Tampa was a far more subdued affair than what we saw last week.

Getting to the heart of last night’s moment of kabuki theater.