SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:58 P.M. ET: 

NO CONFIDENCE – From Breitbart:  "A new survey released by CNBC reports just 24% of Americans are confident in the President's economic leadership. Support for Obama's economic leadership, moreover, is 15 points lower than it was in August 2010, just a few months before the GOP wave swept through Congress. Obama's low marks comes even as the poll found a slight increase in American's optimism about the economy.   Last week, Fox News analyst Juan Williams suggested that the 'improving' economy could bolster Obama and the Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. The CNBC survey should put that notion to rest. Just 45% of Democrats report they are confident in Obama's economic policies."  The public has truly turned on Obama.

THE PROGRESS OF ISIS – From The Hill:  "Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said Tuesday that he's 'fearful' ISIS terrorists are about to take over Kobani, a city located in Syria near the Turkey border.  'I am fearful that Kobani will fall,' Dempsey told ABC News’s Martha Raddatz in an interview regarding Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists.  Administration officials are concerned that if ISIS takes Kobani, they could make inroads into Turkey."  Dempsey also expressed the fear that, if ISIS takes Kobani, there would be a bloodbath, with residents of the city massacred.

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP – From the Washington Times:  "President Obama raised money Tuesday from wealthy Democrats who have benefited from his policies and warned supporters in an email that if Republicans win both houses of Congress in the midterm elections 'the interests of billionaires will come before the needs of the middle class.'"  I guess some billionaires are more equal than other billionaires.

THIS IS A CRISIS? – From the New York Post:  "NBC is holding crisis meetings over the future of 'Nightly News With Brian Williams' after rival ABC’s 'World News Tonight with David Muir' scored a historic ratings win.  For the week of Sept. 29, ABC’s newscast scored an across-the-board win in total viewers — 8.4 million — as well as the golden demos, adults 25 to 54 and adults aged 18 to 49. NBC’s 'Nightly News' trailed with 8.2 million viewers.  Sources tell us that after the release of the figures Tuesday, 'the NBC News morning call was very somber. A meeting was held with the "Nightly News" executive producer to try to motivate the staff. There will be further crisis meetings.'”  Do you think, maybe, that NBC should concentrate on better journalism?  Might help the ratings.  It also might want to abolish MSNBC, whose leftist image has damaged NBC News.

October 7, 2014