They called her the Iron Lady, a woman of incredible strength, courage and steadfast determination.    Around the world she, along with President Ronald Reagan, held the beacon of freedom with incredible poise and brilliance.    RIP Baroness you will long be remembered and always admired.

(Via Daily Mail)  Thatcher died in the luxury suite at the Ritz  where she had spent months recuperating after an operation.

Britain’s first and only female prime  minister, who passed away peacefully at the age of 87 after suffering a massive  stroke, had checked into the five star hotel at the start of the year following  minor surgery on her bladder over Christmas.

While a close-knit circle of friends took it  in turns to visit the increasingly frail 87-year-old at the Belgravia hotel – a  long-time favorite of the former leader’s – it was a solitary start to what  would prove to be her final few months. (more…)

[Rec’d e-mail] The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment:

Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it.

The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories. As you would expect there were all the regular types of moral stuff: Crying over spilled milk, pennies saved as pennies earned etc.

But then the teacher realized, much to her dismay, that she had missed Janie.

“Janie, do you have a story from your parents to share?” (more…)

Yesterday President Obama stood arm in arm with the survivors of the Benghazi Massacre and led the nation in a promise that they shall never be forgotten.

Very deliberately President Obama said “speeches are not enough”, he went on to talk about the tears, anguish and pain felt by those family members of the fallen Benghazi heroes, and how they shall never be forgotten by the nation they served.

It was quite moving….

Wait, huh…. what’s that?…. Ooooh, Newtown people….  huh?  wha.. Sandy Hook…

Whoops, my bad.

Nevermind.

This cannot be allowed to continue….

Story Here

Meet at the old mill…..  We ride at midnight… 

We choose FREEDOM !

ROME – Pope Francis’ frugality has captivated headlines, as this pontiff has very openly shunned unneeded amenities both during his time as a cardinal and in his short tenure as head of the Catholic Church. His most recent decision — to decline the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace — is, once again, capturing headlines.

As the National Catholic Reporter notes, Francis is, instead, planning to live in a suite inside the Vatican guesthouse (also known as the Casa Santa Marta). This is the same location where he has been residing since the conclave. (more…)

Ben Carson responded to the awful racist attacks by MSNBC’s Toure on Hannity tonight. The pediatric neurosurgeon told Sean:

“Well first of all the individual who was just speaking completely has his facts incorrect. Some people refuse to say the word, but I’ll say it. He’s lying… I think when people don’t have anything worthwhile to talk about, and they can’t attack you on your character then they start calling you names. This is a trick we learned back in the third grade… Everything for them is about race. I like to say the reason I don’t talk about race that often is because I’m a neurosurgeon. And I look at the thing that actually makes the person who they are. It’s not the cover. But for them the cover is everything. because they’re very superficial thinkers.”

Cinderella Story !!!

From F.G.C.Who?  To F.G.C.U……  No 15th Seeded team has ever advanced to the Sweet Sixteen !!

This is their first trip to the tournament (more…)

A message of constitutional incapacity for a Prog, a Decepticon, a Democrat or even a Republican  to understand…..

(CNA News) – Pope Francis surprised the owner of a kiosk in Buenos Aires with a telephone call to send his greetings and explain that he will no longer need a morning paper delivered each day.

Around 1:30 p.m. local time on March 18, Daniel Del Regno, the kiosk owner’s son, answered the phone and heard a voice say, “Hi Daniel, it’s Cardinal Jorge.”

He thought that maybe a friend who knew that the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires bought the newspaper from them every day was pulling a prank on him.

“Seriously, it’s Jorge Bergoglio, I’m calling you from Rome,” the Pope insisted. (more…)

God bless bloggers. Great to join #BlogBash at #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/mIM0KbU75C

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 15, 2013

Listen to him speak….. who is this guy?….. I’m astonishingly verklempt !