Outside the Beltway

Gun control has faded as a political issue as the memory of Newtown has faded, and that was entirely predictable.

A budget deal has been reached, now it has to get through both Chambers of Congress.

The Federal Exchange website seems to be functioning better, but many questions about implementation of the PPACA remain to be answered.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.

Are we headed for another Federal Government shutdown, or will Congress actually do its job this time?

The Imperial Presidency didn’t start with Barack Obama, but his PPACA “fix” does much to expand it into questionable new territory.

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.

The one Republican currently polling anywhere close to Hillary Clinton is, unfortunately for the GOP base, Chris Christie.

Chris Christie waded into the debate going on in the GOP over foreign policy. His comments were less than helpful to say the least.

The latest House GOP pronouncements on immigration reform make it exceedingly unlikely that any bill will pass this year.

Scott Walker could be the GOP’s surprise candidate in 2016.

The ACLU is suing over the NSA’s data mining. Does it really have a chance?

Scientists have known for years that large quantities of supplemental vitamins can be quite harmful. Yet, the FDA is prohibited by law from telling the public.

New developments in a still very new area of the law.

Is someone who’s only be a Senator for just over 100 days a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2016?

The Republican field for 2016 is more wide open than any we’ve seen in a long time.

Apparently, today’s youth no longer know how to have good sex on account of they’re having too much sex.

Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum apparently talked about uniting to stop Romney during the 2012 Republican primaries.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul won a completely meaningless straw poll.

The Chairman of the House Budget Committee is proposing a budget that is based largely on fantasy.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

CPAC’s organizers have decided not to invite the most popular Governor in the country.

Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.

David Gregory committed a technical violation of DC’s gun law to make a point on a national news show. Conservative gun control opponents are angry.

One major factor in the skyrocketing cost of a college education in America is a huge increase in overhead costs.

Will the massacre of twenty children in a Connecticut elementary school mark a turning point in America’s gun culture? Don’t count on it.

Democrats are approaching an “Electoral College lock.” Republicans are trying to pick it.

Pennsylvania Republicans want to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

House Speaker John Boehner has purged the body’s key financial committees of members of his caucus that didn’t toe the line.

Neither member of the Republican ticket seems to understand what really happened on Election Day.

The impact of outside spending on the election turned out to be far less consequential than many had feared.

The ink is barely dry on Barack Obama’s victory and some conservatives are already focusing blame on the Governor of New Jersey.

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

There are still votes to be counted, and the Romney campaign has yet to concede, but the race is over and Barack Obama has been re-elected.