Outside the Beltway

Once again, some people are upset because retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day, but that’s only because people are coming out to shop.

A not unexpected decision from the Grand Jury that investigated the Michael Brown shooting.

The House Intelligence Committee has concluded that the conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11/2012 attack in Benghazi are not supported by the evidence. That’s unlikely to change anyone’s mind, though.

You thought the American combat role in Afghanistan would end on December 31st? Think again.

On substance, the President’s immigration actions aren’t very objectionable. How he is implementing them, though, is problematic and seems needlessly confrontational.

The next Attorney General will likely see their nomination taken up by Senators who will not be in office past December. That’s somewhat disturbing, but it’s become all too common in Washington.

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

Consumers share some of the blame for the late delivery problems that last minute shoppers experienced this Christmas season.

In which we ponder the great questions of the day………

Democracy was nice while it lasted.

(Absolutely nothing).

Jeff Bezos’s latest idea may never get off the ground, but it sure is interesting.

Preliminary data suggests that retailers who chose to open on Thanksgiving Day may have made the right business decision.

A State Department announcement about consolidation of diplomatic posts in Rome has led to the latest round of Obama Derangement Syndrome.

Best holiday wishes to you and yours

The Obama White House dropped some big news as everyone headed out of town.

It may not strike most people as “fun,” but there’s nothing wrong with retailers being open on Thanksgiving Day.

Guess what’s coming to the dinner table.

When worlds collide.

Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.

There seems to be at least some hope for a temporary deal in Washington to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, but don’t count your chickens just yet.

Three years after joining The New York Times, Nate Silver is jumping ship to Disney’s ESPN and ABC.

Critics are assailing Disney for turning “Brave” protagonist Merida into just another princess.

More signs of cracks in the wall of GOP resistance to tax increases.

Republicans need to realize that they are at a disadvantage in the upcoming negotiations regarding the Fiscal Cliff.

There are several circumstances under which we may not know who won the 2012 election for some time after November 6th

A new report on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital seems to be much ado about nothing.

Gas prices are falling nationwide but that’s mostly because the economy kind of stinks.

Unlike TV, real life medical examiners take weeks, even months, to establish a cause of death.

We won’t have Herman Cain to kick around anymore.

Another allegation of sexual wrongdoing for Herman Cain.

Could the GOP go into Tampa next August not knowing who their nominee will be? It’s possible, but not probable.

A progressive columnist has been outed as having sympathies for the Democratic Party.