[Responsibility2nd]

I would predict, however, that if FR does not move to embrace the conciliatory space... then someone else will, and FR itself will be marginalized.

In my 11 plus years here; I've seen this warning/prediction over and over again. "If free Republic doesn't ___________ then it will ____________"

Well as you know, FR never did ______________ and it's still standing strong.

[HiTech RedNeck]

FR was also standing in pretty much the same political and spiritual national chemistry that it had been standing in from the start.

Bush was feebler than we wanted to give him credit for. We learned that especially during the Trump campaign. The other night, a friend of mine pointed out that trouble was brewing during both the Bush and Obama regimes. Remember how we complained that Bush never really robustly defended the GOP point of view?

The earth is not the only place that the climate could change.

“Let him who thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall.” 1 Cor 10:12