BTW, Jim wasn't a republican when he started FR.
The FR Home Page says......
Free Republic is the premier online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America. And we always have fun doing it. Hoo-yah!
I, for one, believe it should remain a conservative site. A non partisan conservative site as it always has been.
God Bless