Our favorite ideological cabinet member appeared on CBS this morning replete with new linguistic skills.  Listen to question at 01:58, and within the answer: “de-conflict” … it reappears a few minutes later in another retort.
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Public Policy Polling released another poll today (full pdf below) reflecting the status of the IOWA GOP primary race.  According to the poll Donald Trump retains the lead with 24%, while Ben Carson carries 17% and Carly Fiorina holding 13%.

Given the call by Scott Walker for his low-polling colleagues to exit the race, it becomes an interesting exercise to see where their supporters would go in Iowa if this was to happen. (more…)

 
 
This morning, my heart overflowing with happiness and gratitude, I began my day wondering how I might adequately express my gratitude to God. I quickly came back to reality and knew of course that we can only inadequately express anything, especially gratitude, to God. But that’s okay, He is entirely okay with what we give Him, as long as we do indeed give it.  (more…)

Here is the latest news, just received (Tuesday morning) from Menagerie:

Listen up you guys! Keep the prayers coming. Conner is getting sprung from PICU back to a room. He is doing so well that he goes to a room a whole day earlier than their minimum expectation yesterday.
The doctor told them in two weeks they would never believe their son had had his chest cut open and his heart stopped for 61 minutes. He said most children heal at a phenomenal rate.
Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.

Wow!  Just had surgery yesterday, and less than 24 hours since he came out of surgery, he is leaving the PICU.  Both the breathing tube and the feeding tube are out now, and Conner had some milk in a bottle and did well. It will be a little while before he can nurse again. Everything is going well.
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The Huffington Post has an article.  I’m not sure how to say this, but the article actually appears to be, well, correct.  {{ fainting }}
(Via Huffington Post) Carly Fiorina has a big problem with the truth. More specifically, she has a problem with embellishing the truth, in a manner very reminiscent of disgraced NBC anchor Brian Williams.

On Friday, conservative radio host Sean Hannity asked Fiorina to explain stories that Hewlett-Packard violated in the Iran embargo, by selling millions of dollars of computers, parts and equipment through a Dubai-based company, while she was CEO. (more…)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Knowing the GOPe road map to nominate Jeb Bush depends upon a strategy of diminished primary voter turnout, the Stump for Trump ladies make a video showing how to change party registration.
Voting for Donald Trump in the primary is CRITICAL to defeating the GOPe scheme.

In addition to the things Trump is doing (exposing their money constructs and their actual unwillingness to address immigration reform), and beyond supporting Trump as he exposes them,  there are things WE MUST ALSO DO in order to defeat their plan.
The GOPe will want to push Trump supporters out of the official Republican party. This is by design. This is why you are seeing such vitriolic statements being made about registered Republican primary voters by the leadership inside the GOPe that need to control the registered Republican primary voters.
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There hasn’t been any good news for Scott Walker in the past month of polling cycles.
(Via Forbes) Real estate mogul Trump has widened his lead to 20 points in a brand new Zogby Analytics poll taken after the second Republican presidential debate. The new poll of 405 likely Republican primary/caucus voters nationwide with a margin of sampling error of +/- 5.0 percentage points, conducted September 18-19, shows Mr. Trump with 33% (up 2 points from his pre-debate 31%).

In second place is neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson who actually dropped 3 points to 13%. Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, widely considered to be the big winner in the debate, moved up from just 2% last week to 7% and fourth place in the new poll – just 2 points behind former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s 9% (which is exactly where he was last week). (read more)

Here is a report, just received from Menagerie:

“He’s out! In recovery, heart rhythm appears to be normal. All reports were positive during surgery. The hole was very large. Alex and David will get to be with him within the hour.
All prayers answered. Much gratitude!”

Menagerie also said:

You may have noticed my mention of the verse in Corinthians – faith, hope, love – and how it has surfaced in my thoughts and memories in my comments these last few days.  This photo is from the chapel here at the children’s hospital at Vanderbilt.  I sought it out to say my rosary, and this message was here for me.

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Four and a half years ago current candidate Donald Trump gave the following interview: