Outside the Beltway

Comparing Bachmann and Palin in regards to managing the media.

Sarah Palin’s paranoia about the media was on full display during her recent visit to Iowa.

America’s pundits have never met anyone who didn’t think Tim Pawlenty would be a good nominee.

Time for the spinning of the straw poll results to begin.

Rick Perry’s entry into the race could quickly turn the 2012 GOP fight into a two man race.

Michele Bachmann’s view of history is based in a world view that would be foreign to most Americans.

The cuts to Pentagon spending in the new debt deal are further revealing a split in the GOP over foreign policy and military spending.

Condi Rice’s speechwriter thinks Huntsman can appeal to the Tea Party.

By insisting on perfection in the debt ceiling debate, the Tea Party has made itself irrelevant to the process.

If Mitt Romney looked in the rear view mirror he might just see Rick Perry gaining on him.

I never would have negotiated in the first place.

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

A social conservative attempts to argue that same-sex marriage is a threat to liberty, and fails miserably.

David Brooks is mad as hell and he’s not gonna take it anymore.

For the moment, the GOP race looks like a race between Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann, which should make Romney happy

Of the eight shots in the Sarah Palin cover shoot, all eight feature her in sweatshirts and similar togs. Not exactly presidential.

It was a largely fruitless weekend in the debt negotiations.

The Stephen Colbert Super PAC that began as a satire has now been blessed by the real FEC. What exactly this means is not yet clear.

Just how significant is Sarah Palin in the grand scheme of things?

The first Des Moines Register poll is out.

On paper, Jon Huntsman looks like a great General Election candidate. The problem is it seems impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.

As of June 17, Sarah Palin is a registered US trademark, serial number 85-170,226.

Daily Show host Jon Stewart spent 15 minutes on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace trying to explain why he thinks Fox is a propaganda machine.

A distinguished linguist is quite impressed with Sarah Palin’s facility with the written word.

When one runs for president, it is assumed that one has a shot at one’s home state. Some of the GOP hopefuls, however, look more like unfavorite sons (and daughters).

Romney remains the clear front-runner in NH in a post-debate poll.

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Michele Bachmann is not Sarah Palin.

Will last night’s debate have any influence on the potential candidates who weren’t there?

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