THE SEAN HANNITY SHOW

Can We Please Have Romney? New polling from IBD/TIPP finds that 53% of Americans characterize Obama's presidency as a failure. His Presidential Leadership Index is currently at 41, which is lower than George W. Bush's at this same time during his second term. And if voters could vote again today, Mitt Romney would beat out Barack Obama by 6%. More polling from CBS News shows that the economy is still a top issue for Americans as we head into the midterm election. Yet I've also outlined recently how Barack Obama's recovery has been less than stellar for most Americans. The Washington Examiner points out today how the president's grand pitch for our economy is that we are doing better compared to Europe and Japan (which isn't actually saying a lot!). A new CNBC poll finds that Americans aren't buying it: "Just 24 percent of Americans say they are extremely or quite confident in Obama's economic policies and goal ... And 44 percent of the public say they have no confidence at all in the president on the economy." The headlines are overwhelming and the reason is because Obama hasn't managed to anticipate crises and has been forced to bounce from one fire to the next. That's not being in control, or on offense, that's playing defense and that's not a strong position for America. Who Is Alton Nolan? "Work place violence" has become a placeholder for an administration that is afraid to call out radical Islamic terrorism. Such was the case of the Fort Hood shooting, and it seems to be the case in Oklahoma as well. We've had reports of the beheader Alton Nolan trying to convert coworkers to Islam and posting radial Islamic and ISIS content on social media. We've also learned more about Nolan's mosque he attended in Oklahoma. According to Breitbart, "The beheader's mosque, the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, was founded by a sibling of a U.S.-designated Hamas terrorist, and in the past has welcomed an Imam who was a close confidant to al-Qaeda mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki." A convicted terrorist also attended the mosque and sermons, that have since been removed from the mosque's website, show its connection to the Muslim Brotherhood. Considering all of this, has there been an investigation into the mosque? Quite the opposite. If you can believe it, the White House recently sent a top Homeland Security official to the mosque to present it with an official thank you note from President Barack Obama: "Your service is a powerful example of the powerful roots of the Abrahamic faiths and how our communities can come together with shared peace with dignity and a sense of justice." It's so outrageous that it's almost inconceivable. Yet I wouldn't put anything past this administration anymore.