[KC Burke]

Free Republic is not going to "run off everyone". JR just got tired of the band wagon posting for the most liberal guy the Republicans have advanced in thirty years and got serious about expressing his opinion.

As far as being able to "see things as they really are" I believe that the overall attitude of the site is that we are a self governing nation...we set our own destiny.

Jim is trying to do that with his site.

Is he blunt and lacking in finesse? Sure. You can't impeach a Clinton if you want to rely upon finesse.

[Dominic Harr]

Free Republic is not going to "run off everyone".

Um -- if FR becomes dominated by folks who flame anyone who disagrees with them . . . most folks will vote with their feet.

I believe we rose to greatness cuz this was an open discussion board where folks felt free to speak up when they disagreed. JimRob was very good about warning even the best conservatives when they became abusive, when they flamed innocents for having different opinions.

I'm afraid I see things might be a slight bit different now.

I respect JimRob. He's built a great site here. This is by far the best message board software on the web. What he does with his site is completely fair.

I'm just afraid of losing that openness that I believe got us here in the first place.