Outside the Beltway

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.

The race in South Carolina is going down to the wire.

150-plus evangelical leaders are trying to derail the Romney Express. They’re going to get run over.

Not surprisingly, Rick Perry’s effort to get on Virginia’s primary ballot via litigation has failed

Can anyone bring the primary debate schedule under control?

The former Utah governor will almost certainly never be the GOP nominee. But someone like him will be soon.

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of government are somewhat disturbing.

Rick Perry’s campaign team is already starting to blame each other for the collapse of a campaign that isn’t over yet.

Executive summary: She’s a kook unfit to serve as dog catcher, much less leader of the free world.

One of these people will be the 2012 Republican nominee for President no matter how much you’d like to dream otherwise.

A comment on the commentariat.

Gary Johnson is jumping ship.

Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

Congressional Republicans got a major concession as price for averting a government shutdown: saving the incandescent light bulb, at least now.

More in common than they might think.

We won’t have Herman Cain to kick around anymore.

Herman Cain will announce his future campaign plans this afternoon but, in some sense, it doesn’t matter what he decides to do.

Is the Cain Train finally running out of steam?

Once again, pundits are suggesting that New York’s Michael Bloomberg might run for President. Though nobody seems to be able to explain why.

I liveblogged and tweeted my instant, mostly snarky, reaction to the CNN foreign policy debate. Here are some more fully formed thoughts.

George Will’s disdain for Mitt Romney pales in comparison of his disgust at Newt Gingrich.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

Not surprisingly, the Supercommittee is a Super Failure.

Herman Cain has either doubled down on his foreign policy ignorance or proven himself a man of great nuance.