Snugs is still around. She posts .. very rarely ... on Facebook. She got married.
I’m not sure where Miss Marple is. A number of conservative forums sprang up after FR temporarily imploded but none of them were as easy to use as Free Republic and I never saw Miss Marple on any of them ... she could have changed names.
I think Trump has been wonderful for this primary...he has shattered conventional wisdom and driven the old guard nuts. Right now, they are reacting by being horrified at what he is saying. If and when they realize that he is resonating with the public, we will see.
If they are smart, they will embrace him... but we have reason to know they are not smart.
I’m for Ted Cruz right now. He is on good terms with Trump and I see a partnership of some sort in the making. Cruz is smart and articulate and also daring. He dared to call McConnell out over lies. The entire Senate fainted and came to gasping.
Also Ted Cruz is likable. He can skewer opponents while remaining pleasant and reasonable.
I am afraid of a 3rd party run. I think it might give us Hillary. I’m imagining a worst case scenario which would be , okay, Jeb Bush. If by some horrible twist of fate, Jeb Bush should be the nominee, I would re-name him and vote for him. His first name would be Not and his last name - Hillary.