Thank you for your un-opus--I feel the same way--
You know Free Republic is just like the TV set--if there is something on a thread that you don't like---GO TO A DIFFERENT THREAD---
OR, find a different forum, or read a book for a while or something---but gosh guys, this is like family, you have tiffs or even cussing contests, but you don't quit on family, do you?
Glad you're not leaving either, Tex. There for a while I thought I was going to clear the whole place out with my typing mistakes!