[mattdono]

I don't think so. It is necessary to remember the time and effort that it takes to keep freedom free. I salute JimRob for his perserverance and dedication.

If I have to pay to keep this site around, I will...and already do.

I encourage all FREEPERS and LURKERS to donate. $5/month gets you the best news service going. Seems that every story on the wires comes through FR and gets its own commentary, which usually hilarious and always insightful.

And, if you don't think that your contributions don't help, take a look at this statistic:

As of 10/30/2003...

Site	Today	1 wk. Avg.	3 mos. Avg.	3 mos. Change
FreeRepublic.com	979	1,126	953	Down 40
DemocraticUnderground.com	5,648	6,650	5,018	Down 1,386

Source: Alexa.com

[mattdono]

I should have added that this statistic is the ranking of FR on the Internet