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Dream on...want to hear some irony?

My little sister was a Dem for over 20 years and finally saw the light listening to them speak and watching how they behave. Yep, she finally took the blinders off. I applaud her.

As she came to this revelation, I came to one of my own.
I disagree with the President and I am not declaring myself a democrap, but it doesn't stop me from catching the crap here -g-.

I think I have a unique perspective now. I've insulted the Dems. Defended Freepers. Now I know how my daughter feels being bi-racial. She didn't feel accepted by either race.
I taught her that was ignorance {{prejudice}}.

Well, I have or maybe had alot of friends here that have turned on me because I am passionate about this issue and I do not like feeling ANY candidate has sold me out, particularly if it was someone who I adored like Bush.

So in a sense I am in a small club here now. Many of my true friends accept I can differ, even respect it. But if you think the ones who hurl any insult or disapproval of our President are ignorant. The ones calling them on it and carrying on about it are NO better. Get that NO better!

We ignore the posts about 'bashing' which always far outnumber the non-support of Bush, but no one has any right to 'judge' the other NO ONE! Try to remember that people, with all this childish silliness and pettiness. We are not Democraps! 98% of us here are better than that and always have been.

Do you folks remember the vision of FreeRepublic? I thought it was this...an outspoken public forum where we could agree to disagree. -Ptooie-

Do you folks remember the vision of FreeRepublic? I thought it was this...an outspoken public forum where we could agree to disagree. -Ptooie-

No, they don't remember. But those of us that have our opinions that contradict the whiners don't have to back down. I've seen this happen for over 10 years in lots of political online forums from Compuserve to Yahoo, etc.

Don't let the ones that pretend they can dictate to others take over the message. This isn't our forum, it belongs to Jim Robinson and if he wants to ban everyone that says the Earth revolves around the Sun, that's his option and I won't whine about it...I'll just leave.

The problem with so many is they think this is THEIR forum and only THEIR views should be "allowed".

Reminds me of the Live War Threads we had last March and April. Many of us were there for hours and hours a day and in the early morning, like now, we'd express thoughts, opinions, and even silly banter. Suddenly, someone would "wake up" and come in and totally WHINE about how we should "stick to the subject" and "shouldn't be allowed to banter on", etc. and "I came here to hear the news" like they don't know how to use their computer beyond coming to FreeRepublic.

We laughed at them then and we laugh at them now.

i DON'T feel sold out by Bush.

I believe he is having to navigate some horrendous philosophical, political, terror, evil/good warfare etc.

MINE FIELDS.

It is mostly enough for me that he prays daily an hour first thing in his private quarters and earnestly seeks to follow God's will. . . . and that he is far MORE conservative than the next 15 in line.

I think Condi is wonderful. Ridge is reportedly an earnest conservative believer, too. Evidently Tenet is.

I don't see it fruitful for me to badmouth Bush or get off on this or that conspiracy theory though in general I think a lot of the conspiracy stuff is too true for comfort. So far, I just don't accept that he's remotely a part of it as alledged. I don't feel the same way about his dad.

That being said, I respect you tons JustPiper. I expect to always respect you. If I had a home of my own, you'd be welcome period. God's best to you.

"I disagree with the President..."

Out of the candidates out there, Bush will probably get my vote.

However with that being said, I am very disappointed in some of the domestic policies he has put forward. I too disagree with the "amnesty" plan he has suggested we adopt. I am also very concerned with the out of control spending that is occurring. The Repub's have made a mockery out of fiscally conservative ideals. Do conservatives even exist any more?

I am a strong supporter of his foreign initiatives. Unfortunately, there seems to be little difference between the Dem's and Repubs when it comes to domestic issues. Oh I know there are differences, but spend, spend, spend, seems to be all they can do (on both sides of the aisle).

Thus, you are not alone.