I am so glad that I found FR. Sometimes I'm just grateful for a good laugh. Mostly, though, I find myself compelled to think very hard about my positions and attitudes and to defend them, if only in my own mind, or to alter them when I am persuaded. To those on the pro-life side in the recent events, you gave me comfort and I thank you. To those who felt differently, it was somewhat akin to having a vehement disagreement with a family member where there is always so much more than just one divisive issue. I want conservatives to stick together and to keep on winning, because I believe that the future of this country depends on it. So here I will be, trying to earn my "crusty old timer" badge.
If FR is going to be strong and a respected site, it must be acknowledged that the rift was not along "pro-life" lines, but that a faction chose to mischaracterize people falsely as not pro-life.
That tactic has caused a great deal of harm.