SEAN HANNITY

Polling: America Weaker Barack Obama has made America weaker in the eyes of the American public.  Brand new Fox News polling shows that 55% of Americans overall believe Obama has made our country weaker.  While almost 90% of Republican feel that way, 22% of Democrats also agree that Obama has made us weaker.  Of independents, 59% believe Obama has made America weaker. Many voters now see the Obama administration as incompetent and they have given us good reason to feel this way.  Sixty-eight percent of voters feel Obama's administration is less competent then that of Bill Clinton's.  A plurality (48%) believe Obama's administration is less competent than the administration of George W. Bush. Obama's overall approval numbers remain underwater.  His disapproval ratings on other issues such as healthcare and the economy continue to trump his approval ratings.  And it's not just Fox News polling indicating America's disapproval.  CNN polling similarly reflects the fact that Obama does not have a majority approval on any of the main issues polled. But there is somewhere where Obama's approval ratings have been rising ... in the Middle East. Was the Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange a Good Idea? In regards to the latest headlines surrounding the swap of Bowe Bergdahl for the Taliban "dream team," Americans aren't all that happy with Obama.  According to the Fox News polling, a vast majority (84%) of Americans are concerned that the deal puts American soldiers in more danger.  Negotiating with terrorists is seen universally as being dangerous for our soldiers over concerns that more could be taken hostage as a result.  In the case of Bowe Bergdahl and the Taliban Five, Barack Obama seems to have taken things a step further, overriding the intelligence community within his own executive branch.  According to a report from TIME Magazine, "To pull off the prisoner swap of five Taliban leaders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the White House overrode an existing interagency process charged with debating the transfer of Guantanamo Bay prisoners and dismissed long-standing Pentagon and intelligence community concerns based on Top Secret intelligence about the dangers of releasing the five men."  The article goes on to say, "Obama's move was an ultimate victory for those at the White House and the State Department who had previously argued the military should 'suck it up and salute,' says the official familiar with the debate."  Glad to hear the White House has such high respect for our military. Rogue President? Barack Obama and his administration's blatant disregard for the rule of law has gone far enough.  From ObamaCare to immigration laws, this administration has gone beyond the boundaries of the executive branch, flaunting the rule of law.  Obama failing to inform Congress before releasing five Gitmo detainees is yet another example in an already overflowing bucket of illegal executive actions. It's become, as many have labeled it, an uber presidency.  It's dangerous and it must end.  There's a reason why our system is set up with separation of powers and checks and balances, and it is to make sure that one branch of government can't run away with too much power.  The ends do not justify the means; the process matters in America. I agree with law professor Jonathan Turley that this president has brought us to a Constitutional tipping point.  Turley said on Hannity the other night: “People don't seem to understand that the separation of powers is not about the power of these branches, it's there to protect individual liberty, it's there to protect us from the concentration of power. That's what is occurring here. You know, I've said it before but Barack Obama is really the president Richard Nixon always wanted to be. You know, he's been allowed to act unilaterally in a way that we've fought for decades.” He's absolutely right.  >>TV Tonight (10PM ET on Fox News)  A soldier set free, a deal with the enemy: Is America’s security compromised? Sean goes inside the controversy and speaks with the parents of soldiers believed to have been killed in the search for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Plus, our cameras get exclusive access to Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome leading up to the big race