Outside the Beltway

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

A few more thoughts on the Romney VEEP pick.

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.

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

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

In my adult memory, the American South was a one-party Democratic region for all but presidential elections. Aside from minority set-aside districts, the reversal is near complete.

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

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

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.

Moderate Republicans in the House are starting to become more assertive in voicing their frustrations with how Congress is operating.

Disseting the Romney visit to the UK and musing about the state of GOP foreign policy views.

The Romney campaign has apparently decided to be more aggressive in its attacks on the President, which poses serious risks for the campaign.

Romney says “We’re the party of people who want to get rich.”

Once again people are saying that 2012 is an election year akin to 1860 or 1932. Once again, they are wrong.

The Romney campaign went on television to address the Bain issue, but again they just seem to have muddied the water.

Who benefits from the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare ruling?

As gas prices fall, the politics of fuel prices are changing.

In advance of tomorrow’s ruling, some pundits on the left are displaying some very odd views on the role of the law in American politics.

Mitt Romney will likely be the first challenger able to outspend a sitting president. He’ll need it.

The Veepstakes doesn’t matter nearly as much as the media tells you it does.

The largest group of immigrants to the United States doesn’t come from south of the border anymore.

Republican reaction to the President’s immigration policy announcement has been relatively muted, and it’s likely to stay that way.

The main problem is governing should be different than simplistic rhetoric.

How would modern Republicans treat Ronald Reagan and his Vice-President?

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

A contentious political battle that has lasted a year has come to an end.

Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to eschew GOP tax orthodoxy.

Yet more evidence that this is shaping up to be a very close election.

The New York Times finds some infighting among old Republican foreign policy hands.

Alan Simpson is imparting wisdom to his fellow Republicans. I doubt they will listen.

The GOP has a serious problem with the Latino vote, and it may too late to fix it.

Jennifer Rubin accuses Colin Powell of political opportunism for hedging on whether to renew his endorsement of Barack Obama.

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.

All the available evidence suggest that the Occupy movement has fizzled away into virtual nothingness.

Some Republicans see the light on same-sex marriage. Whether the party will listen is another question.

Optimism sells. Someone should remind the GOP of this fact.