President Obama commandeered 15 minutes of prime time network television last night (text here) because his advisors told him he had to.  After pulling American troops out of Iraq, he wanted reality to conform to his vision of a world that would leave us alone if only we left it alone. Though he is incapable of admitting or even recognizing the folly of this approach, he can recognize what the polls tell him. His off-the-cuff admission that he had no strategy for dealing with the ISIS beheaders who have focused the attention of the American people on the threat of Islamic terror has seriously damaged his standing.  The polls have been telling his advisors he is losing the trust of the American people, with a midterm election only weeks away. Fox News: 59 percent of voters think the U.S. is less respected today than when Obama took office. That’s up 11 percentage points from 48 percent who felt that way last year -- and up a significant 22 points from 37 percent...(Read Full Post)