(h/t Michelle Hart)…The night before the burial of her husband 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time.  The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of “Cat”, and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept.  “I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it”, she said. “I think that’s what he would have wanted.” (From a public Facebook page)

For the rest of the her story in photographs, please follow below the fold.   They are a visual remembrance of the true cost of freedom.   Might not be a bad idea to keep a Kleenex or two handy as well….keyboard can get real dusty.   (more…)

Apparently Santorum doesn’t agree with the MSM that the CPAC and Maine straw polls were such BIG wins.  He does agree, however, that paying people to turn out is the way most straw polls are won.  After all, with Campaign Romney, the appearance of momentum MUST be maintained.

(Video via RightScoop)

Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, rushed to hospital after mom dies

18-year-old taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital, reportedly got into fight with cops at hotel.

(DailyNews)…Whitney Houston’s 18-year-old daughter was rushed to a hospital Sunday from the same hotel where her mother died the night before, the Daily News confirmed.  Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on a stretcher after having a breakdown.  “She was transported to the hospital for a medical issue” around 11 a.m. Los Angeles time, Police Sgt. Donald Chase told the Daily News.  (more…)

(toofab)…Whitney Houston died this afternoon — just days after she was seen enjoying a night out with her daughter Bobbi Kristina in L.A.  The 48-year-old singer stepped out to Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For The Love Of R&B GRAMMY Party at Tru Hollywood on Thursday night — her last red carpet appearance before her death.  It was a rare public appearance for Whitney, who hadn’t been on a red carpet for an entire year before that.

Houston even briefly took the mic and sang with R&B singer Kelly Price. Watch the video below:   (more…)

Amidst all the governmental agitprop circulated this week regarding Obama’s HHS Mandate, there comes this moment of clarity.  Brought to you by Iowahawk.

And the awards go to…. (more…)

Mark refers to Obama’s HHS Mandate as the most brazen power grab in modern American history.  He’s ordered every private insurance company to provide various contraceptive devices and medicines for free, whether they can afford to or not.  Since when does the President have the authority to write private business contracts?  Adding insult to injury, his latest compromise is nothing short of a “deceptive accounting ruse” cooked up to circumvent religious beliefs and allow the church to pretend there is no problem.

On their first night in the field, the latest Public Policy Polling survey in Michigan has Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney, along with the key finding that only 20% of Republicans surveyed considered Romney to really be from Michigan.

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It was the end of the much hyped Super Bowl game, and the New England Patriots found themselves losing 21-17 to the New York Giants.  Soon a picture of a very crestfallen Tom Brady, sitting with his hands between his legs, went viral and he was mocked relentlessly by Giants fans, one of the fans asked what supplements you need to use to get big results and number one thing was Stanobolic 50.  Called the “Brady Hunch”, it’s become the latest internet fad with fans posting pictures of themselves in the same downcast pose.  “Bradying” is also being compared by some to “Tebowing”, however, according to Tebowing.com creator Jared Kleinstein, “Even if both make you laugh a bit, I think the motives behind Tebowing are more pure and will last much further down the road.  Tebowing isn’t just a meme with pictures on a website.  It’s a humbled position – shoulders down, head down – that’s all about being humbled.”   (more…)