This morning I go for my last chemo.  It will be the last for one until I start another week on the 29th.  I'm still feeling good and so far my appetite and taste buds haven't left.  We'll see what happens.

 I've been in contact with Ray and Carolyn and I are planning on visiting he and Erlene the week of the 22nd.  I'll be able to go to the "office" with him two or three days.  He gets to his "office" in his boat.  His office is the Lake and his job is to fish the lake.  I can hardly wait.  

One comment on the game last night.  Kliff Kingsbury out coached Garry Patterson as I saw it.  Kliff wasn't afraid of changing quarterbacks and Gary was.  The TCU quarterback is injured and he played hurt.  He can't run because he can't hold on to the ball with his left hand/arm it's injured.  He has been ineffective the last three games.  They haven't scored over 17 points in their last three games.  Congrats to Texas Tech for beating TCU with a 3rd string freshman quarterback.

This a good article by Rep Jim Jordan ( the next speaker of the House, I hope)  Read it even if you aren't a Republican.

Can Republicans win the 2018 election? The mainstream press, the establishment, and history all say no. Poll numbers don’t look good. The generic ballot is not where it needs to be. There’s an enthusiasm gap.

Liberals are excited. Conservatives aren’t. Washington conventional wisdom has already decided the game is over. Republicans should just forfeit and go home.

The truth is, over the next 25 days if our party doesn’t show the sharp contrast in each party’s vision for America, then the “experts” will be right.

However, if Republicans, in a clear and direct way, show the difference, we can win.

The Democratic Party of 2018 has adopted the most extreme positions in American history.

Don’t believe me? Consider this:

While trying to destroy Judge Kavanaugh, Democrats applaud Colin Kaepernick when he disrespects our flag.

They embrace New York’s Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo when he says “[America] was never that great.”

And Democrats cheer Rep. Maxine Waters, D- Calif., when she encourages the harassment of the president’s supporters and says “impeachment” 8 times in one sentence.

Their message: Raise taxes, abolish ICE, socialize medicine, and impeach the president.

Again, don’t believe me? Consider this:

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wants to roll back the GOP tax cuts.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., says, “It’s time to abolish ICE and start over.”

Seventeen Democratic senators now support Bernie Sanders’ socialized health care bill.

And, when Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was asked, “When y’all going to impeach Trump?” he replied, “Sooner the better.”

These radical positions aren’t shared by the country.

Most Americans respect the flag and those who fought to protect the freedoms it represents.

Most Americans understand the United States is the greatest nation in history, and they want to keep America great.

And most Americans appreciate what has happened in 20 months under President Trump’s leadership:

?         Taxes have been lowered, resulting in $1,600 more in the average family’s budget.

?         Regulations have been reduced, leading to 3.5 million new jobs.

?         The economy is growing at 4.2 percent.

?         Unemployment is at its lowest in 20 years.

?         Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh are on the Court.

?         America is no longer in the Iran deal.

?         The U.S. embassy is in Jerusalem.

?         And American hostages are home from North Korea.

In short, families have more money, constitutionalists are on the court, and the president is keeping his word on foreign policy.

Certainly, there is more work to do. ObamaCare continues to drive up health care costs. -- It has to be replaced.

Able-bodied adults continue to receive your tax dollars without a requirement to work. Welfare reform has to happen.

Drugs and gang members continue to cross our border, causing harm to so many American communities. The border security wall has to be built.

And finally, just because your name is Clinton, Comey, Lynch, McCabe, or Strzok doesn’t mean you’re above the law. The double standard for the Washington-connected class has to end.

But it won’t if Democrats win.  Other common sense policies will not happen either if Republicans lose the majority.

Former Republican Congressman Dick Armey once said, “When we act like us, we win. When we act like them, we lose.”

It’s time for Republicans to act like us. It’s time for Republicans to be bold, not timid. It’s time for Republicans to show the American people how radical the left has become. It’s time for Republicans to campaign with confidence and win.