Outside the Beltway

For the first time in 68 years, neither major party candidate for President has served in the military. Does this matter?

Michael Fumento becomes the latest prominent conservative to criticize what conservatism has become.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

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

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

The Oval Office is nothing like a corporate boardroom.

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

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

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

Once again, the jobs market appears to be slowing.

Osama bin Laden’s death provides Barack Obama with an important political shield during the upcoming campaign.

We seldom blame presidents for bold actions that go wrong. We despise them for appearing weak and indecisive.

Fox, Rasmussen, and Gallup show Romney slightly ahead of Obama. I’m willing to call it a trend.

We need a lot less fake empathy in politics.

We won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore.

OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.

Unsurprisingly, the Department of Justice confirms that it supports Marbury v. Madison

A crack in the orthodoxy?

It seems to have been a rough day for the individual mandate at the Supreme Court.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

The odds are against anyone who challenges an incumbent President. So, how do you do it?

It looks like we’ll have Newt Gingrich to kick around for awhile.

Republicans continue to harp on the fact that the President uses a TelePrompter.

Rising fuel prices are starting to hurt the President in the polls, but it’s unclear what that means for November.

If you listen to the punditocracy, you’d think that there’s actually a doubt as to who the GOP nominee will be.

There are all manner of myths that are held by supporters of both parties. Debunking them is not the role for presidential aspirants.

Did Ronald Reagan’s impending inauguration help get our hostages released after 444 days?

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of religion in public life are built on lies about American history.

Rick Santorum’s stump speeches have becoming increasingly dark.

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that anyone will have the race for the nomination wrapped up any time soon.

Is the United States a serious country? Should we be?

Friedman shifts from calling for a third party, to calling on the GOP to get serious.

At the very least, nominating Santorum would let the GOP test a hypothesis that’s been debated for years.

Are the American people tuning out of politics altogether?

A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.

Is the presumptive Republican nominee too handsome, too rich, and too pompous to win the hearts of ordinary Americans?

If Romney loses in November, it could be the start of a bitter fight insider the Republican Party.

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

Bad Newt is back.

Mitch Daniels got the unenviable task of responding to the State Of The Union Address last night.