I gather that Free Republic has become your own personal Ask Jeeves site.
I doubt it. Like many of us, he is betting that the breadth of knowledge on FR is broad enough to alleviate his frustration.
And it is, for the most part...:)
FR is a fantastic place for seeking advice. There is always somebody that knows something about just about every conceivable topic.
And if nobody knows, there is always somebody that thinks they know.
As a whole, FReepers knows everything there is to know about anything.
'Vanity of vanities', sayeth the FReeper, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
Except where mail-order brides are concerned :-)