[Vision Thing]

LOL! I was all but cured before Palin's nomination. I was so disheartened, I was barely listening to Rush most days.

Actually, before Palin became the VP nominee, a whole bunch of us FReepers barely paid attention to the elections. Also, I doubt Jim Robinson felt any need to add servers to the Free Republic because things were somewhat subdued around here.

But once Sarah became the VP nominee, a whole bunch of us FReepers suddenly became interested in the election again. And that's probably why FR started crashing, which prompted JR to order the two new servers.

So, one unsung aspect of the Palin Effect is that she crashed FR.

[6323cd]

Actually, before Palin became the VP nominee, a whole bunch of us FReepers barely paid attention to the elections.

Very true; I was one of them.