There can be life after death -- or at least in American politics as we have just seen with the U.S. Senate's approval of Dr. Vivek Murthy as the next U.S. surgeon general. It 's a small political miracle that promises to serve the nation well over the next two years.

While others will sharply disagree, I believe John Brennan deserves a national salute for his press conference yesterday about the CIA.

There is something deeply troubling about President Obama's decision to grant legal safe haven to unauthorized immigrants by executive order.

Almost everything that can be said about Tuesday night's elections has been said, so with some trepidation, a few afterthoughts: