Outside the Beltway

Some conservatives don’t seem too troubled by Vladimir Putin’s repression.

The Chairman of the RNC wants the GOP to hold its quadrennial convention earlier in the year. He’s right.

Former Senator Bob Dole joins the list of those not too happy with the current state of the Republican Party.

CPAC’s organizers have decided not to invite the most popular Governor in the country.

Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City and one of America’s most colorful politicians, has died at 88.

Hell hath no fury like a Christie scorned.

Last January 1, some of us made a series of predictions. Here’s how we did.

Guess who’s back?

Without question, Barack Obama won the foreign policy debate in the 2012 campaign.

The ink is barely dry on Barack Obama’s victory and some conservatives are already focusing blame on the Governor of New Jersey.

The Presidential race seems to be returning to the state it was in before the political conventions.

Expectations are high for Paul Ryan heading in to Thursday’s Vice-Presidential debate. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

The biggest surprise of the Presidential race to date is the fact that Mitt Romney has lost the edge he once had on economic issues.

Many on the right are heavily invested in the argument that current polling is intentionally biased against Mitt Romney. Their argument is not very plausible.

The reported Romney “reboot” doesn’t look very impressive.

The Romney campaign infighting is becoming public.

Republican lawmakers are starting to express frustration with the course of the Romney campaign.

Senator Rand Paul suggests the GOP may want to reconsider its foreign policy aggressiveness.

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

The recent;y concluded party conventions are further evidence that the events have largely outlived their usefulness.

Ann Romney dodged questions from a reporter seeking her personal opinions on hot-button social issues. Good for her.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Last night, Bill Clinton hit one out of the park for the President Of The United States.

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

President Obama says he’s a huge Clint Eastwood fan and wasn’t offended by his performance at the RNC.

So far, there’s very little movement in the polls for Governor Romney.

Not surprisingly, Romney campaigns staffers don’t seem to want to take responsibility for Clint Eastwood’s performance last night.

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

Paul Ryan did what he needed to do last night, but in the long run his speech will be lost to history.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?