Outside the Beltway

Barack Obama now looks to the Rough Rider himself for inspiration. Can’t he find it himself?

A Democrat sees doom and gloom as far as the eye can see.

Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.

Are Republicans mostly to blame for the supercommittee failure?

How did Republicans get in this mess?

Well, maybe not so brief…

For the most part, all those plans the candidates release are barely worth the paper they’re written on.

What do this people want? Can’t you read the signs?

Pondering Tea Party comparisons as well as the “does it matter?” question.

The Occupy Wall Street movement faces obstacles its Tea Party counterpart didn’t.

In response to a poignant collection of tales of suffering from the worst economy in decades, some conservative activists have put up a juvenile collection of “suck it, losers” posts.

The prospects for real economic recovery are not good.

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

When the old rules don’t apply anymore, the system breaks down.

The public supports the Presidents tax plans, but will that matter on Election Day?

The top marginal rate was radically higher in recent memory.

The second half of the President’s political strategy is in place. Don’t mistake it for a serious legislative effort.

As more details roll in on President Obama’s millionaire tax hike, it’s looking like it was drawn up by J. Wellington Wimpy: “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

The cable networks and the political parties will tell you otherwise, but the 2012 isn’t quite as important as they’re saying.

We won’t solve our fiscal problems by soaking “the rich.”

Many in the GOP do not like the idea of extending payroll tax cuts.

Not surprisingly, there was very little about the President’s jobs speech to write home about.

Mitt Romney’s jobs plan is detailed, but it doesn’t seem to be impressing anyone.

Democrats are fearing the President’s jobs plan will be underwhelming. Based on initial reports, it looks like their fears are well-placed.

No matter how weak he becomes, no President will ever be completely irrelevant to the political process.

Environmentalists are upset by President Obama’s decision to abandon stringent new smog regulations, but he made the right decision.

Did World War II teach us anything about spending-as-stimulus? Not really.

Obama’s economic policies are failing because he’s listening to conservatives – not small businesses.

How a six hour long dispute over scheduling demonstrates yet again that Barack Obama isn’t up for the fight.

That a popular two-term governor of Utah is being rejected by likely Republican primary voters as insufficiently conservative shows just how extreme American politics has gotten.

If we cannot adequately diagnose our problems it will be even harder to fix them.

The immediate reaction among the political class to the debt downgrade was the play the same old stupid games.

While it’s hard to argue with S&P’s political analysis, its economic judgment is a head-scratcher.

Pat Buchanan referred to President Obama as “your boy” in conversation with Al Sharpton.

Has a precedent been set for future requests by the President to increase the debt ceiling?

The problem with the ever popular complaint about kickin’ the can down the road.

Once again, the debt ceiling deal is raising questions about the President’s leadership.

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

Now that America’s political leadership have probably averted a self-inflicted global economic calamity, it’s time to assess the winners and losers.

More thoughts on deficits.

It is always useful to go inside the numbers.

Some on the left are upset with the President, but does it really matter?