Isn’t this a vanity as well?
Just sayin....
A couple of things. kristinn has earned his stripes at FR. He has put in more hours on behalf of Free Republic than anyone else but Jim. He is also the official spokesman for FR.
He is not a moderator, by his choice I assume, be he is respected by all the oldtimers and by all the moderators on FR and if he posts something, the mods will allow it no matter where or what he posts.
AM