THE NOTHING MAN – AT 8:52 A.M. ET:  King Abdullah was in Washington when news came of the unspeakably cruel execution of the Jordanian pilot in ISIS custody.  He met with President Obama, then went to a meeting of Congressional leaders. 

And something remarkable happened.  It is reported from that Congressional meeting that President Obama was never mentioned.  Not by the members of Congress.  Not by Abdullah.

Normally, a world leader coming from a presidential conference would bring some kind of "greeting" from the president.  Normally, he would express thanks for the "great support" given by the president in a time of crisis.  We heard nothing.  And for good reason.  The king got nothing but Obama's limp hand.

Obama reacted to the brutal execution with the same passion of a man reacting to news that a letter was lost in the mail.   Yes, he said we'd "redouble" our efforts against ISIS, and eventually defeat them, but he made his comments as if he were reading a grocery list.  No passion.  No feeling.  No nothing. 

President Roosevelt, after Pearl Harbor, spoke of our "righteous might."  President Kennedy assured the world that we would "pay any price" in defense of freedom.  President Reagan demanded, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall."  President Obama will "redouble our efforts," going from five percent of what is necessary to ten percent.

It is embarrassing.  And it is dangerous.  But there is silence among our "elite" journalists.  They have too much invested in the glorified town councilman who sits in the Oval Office.

February 4, 2015