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.