THE SEAN HANNITY SHOW

Obama MIA As world leaders and hundreds of thousands of people rallied in solidarity over the weekend in Paris, one leader was noticeably absent: President Obama. Over forty world leaders attended the rally in Paris.  Among those marching arm in arm with French President Francois Hollande included British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The rally represented a chance to honor those who died last week at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists, to show support for freedom of expression and to stand up the in the face of radical Islamic terrorism. Unfortunately all of these things were not important enough for any member of the U.S. government to support, other than the ambassador to France.  While Attorney General Eric Holder was sent to Paris for meetings, he did not attend the rally.  Was Eric Holder even the appropriate person to send in the first place? Where was Barack Obama linking arms with world leaders?  Where was Vice President Joe Biden?  Where was Secretary of State John Kerry? Barack Obama was allegedly watching football on Sunday instead of standing up to radical Islamic terrorism.  Nothing was listed on his official White House schedule on Sunday.  The United States government sent more representatives to the funeral for Michael Brown than it did to Paris to stand up against terrorism.  Talk about a stunning statement of priorities.  Obama's absence is making headlines.  As the leader of the free world and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, this would be the time to lead the world towards greater peace and stand up for freedom in the face of terrorism.  Either Obama simply doesn't think it is important or he didn't want to take the chance that his presence would provoke backlash.  Either way, it is very dangerous.  Our own national security is at risk by his unwillingness to call the enemy what it is and to combat it head-on.  Our allies should be weary of our willingness to stand up for human rights and support them in their own efforts to combat terrorism. This isn't the first time Obama has missed the mark.  The day after the terrorist attack in Benghazi that left four Americans dead, including ambassador Chris Stevens, Obama made a statement and then jetted off to Las Vegas for a fundraiser.  Also, Obama recently thought it was appropriate to make a statement about the ISIS beheading of James Foley and minutes later hit the golf course. Attempting to mitigate the PR damage, Secretary of State John Kerry has since announced that he will go to Paris.  He called the criticism over the lack of U.S. support at the rally “quibbling.” The White House also announced that it will hold a "Summit on Countering Violent Extremism" in February.  But what's missing from that title?  Perhaps the words “radical,” “Islamic,” or “terrorism?”  You can read about the summit here.  What's clear is that Obama and his administration continue to refuse to acknowledge that we are at war with radical Islam.  What's it going to take for them to wake up?  Perhaps it will never be the case, so long as Obama is in the White House. Time to Get Federal Spending Under Control With the Republicans officially in charge in Congress, now is the time to get our federal spending under control. Our national debt has risen nearly $8 trillion since Barack Obama became president, and it will likely double by the time he leaves office. CNSNews recently did the calculations.  This rise in the federal debt under Obama is equivalent to $84,266 per full-time private-sector worker. That's outrageous! Washington is robbing from our children and grandchildren.  Their future opportunities are diminished by our inability to get our spending under control. Pass a balanced budget amendment and implement the Penny Plan; these are two ideas Republicans could champion today as solutions to this important problem. Source: CNSNews