Even before President Obama announced his unilateral immigration plans to grant de facto amnesty to almost 5 million illegal immigrants on Thursday night, talk had already turned in some Republican circles to impeachment. With all the talk of impeachment in the past few years, one would think that it's a common place occurrence.

Let me start by acknowledging my own biases.

According to a recent Gallup poll published on Thursday, November 20, Americans who rate the job performance of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as "Excellent/Good" dropped 10 percentage points from May 2013 to 50 percent. Still the third-highest ranked government agency of the 13 respondents were asked to weigh in on, media coverage of Ebola cases in the United States played a significant role in the notable decline.

KFBK Poll: Do you think tuition should be increased at UC Campuses

Amid protests, the University of California’s Board of Regents voted 14 to 7 in favor of raising the cost of tuition 5 percent annually over the next 5 years. The vote ended a 3-year freeze. The regents' plan is focused on raising staff quality and bringing up admission levels within the ten-campus system. Despite possible admission boosts, future UC students and families will pay an additional $600-$700 in fees.

On November 20, Obama will announce his “go-it-alone” immigration plan.

U.S. officials appeared to be closer on Wednesday to clinching an agreement with Iran that would stop the country from developing nuclear weapons, signs of progress welcome in a region that continues to know extreme violence as ISIS militants step up their attacks.

You know you love someone when you want for them what they want for themselves.

The three little words that really convey this sentiment are not, “I love you," which can mean all kinds of things to all kinds of people; rather they are, “As you wish.”

Last week, in Turkey, sailors from the USS Ross were accosted by a group of protestors from Turkey's Youth Association, a left-leaning group with a less-than-favorable opinion of the United States. The protestors shouted "Yankee, go home!" at the sailors, threw balloons filled with red paint at them and forced bags over their heads before the sailors were able to escape and return to their ship.

With the November election a few weeks removed, voter turnout statistics have poured in from around the country. While projected to be significantly below the national average, voter turnout in California for the 2014 midterms may end up surpassing the national average once all ballots are counted.

Maine’s gubernatorial elections are familiar ground for independents. Just ask Angus King, two-time independent Maine governor and now independent U.S. Senator. This year’s race kept up with tradition. Independent Eliot Cutler ran once again after losing the last election by less than two percentage points to now Republican Governor Paul LePage.