If you want more then you're going to have to bring FR back to the quality and stature it had pre-election and pre-September 11th. That means:
1) Subject Veronica, dennisw, BenF and the rest of the Israeli Tag Team disruptors to the same posting rules and sanctions as the rest of us.
2) Permit political criticism of Israel and the Israeli government.
3) Quit promoting Michael Savage; daily plugs for his radio program are a bit too much. Unless, of course, these are paid advertisements which is another issue altogether.
4) Rein in the censors. The moderators appear to cut and slash based on personal whim. Of course we have no way to KNOW this as their power is absolute. Remember Lord Acton's quote?
Finally, do you really expect to be regarded as a serious news forum with threads like "Please Pray for My Cat?"
As to the rest of your post, most of what happens on Free republic is a result of people like yourself. This is a pretty free wheeling place. Tons of effort is put into keeping people on topic, which is to expose corruption in government and the promotion of conservative ideas. Needless to say people get distracted and you just have to weed through some chaff sometimes to find the wheat.