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Conservatives have had an abundant number of excellent candidates for the Presidency, this election cycle. From successful Governor's like Walker, Jindal, and Jeb Bush, to Cruz, Rubio, Carsen, on down the line. News Flash: NONE OF THESE GUYS ARE BOB MICHEL, BOB DOLE, JOHN McCAIN, OR MITT "ROMNEYCARE" ROMNEY STYLE "RINO's". Most of these guys have been pretty conservative throughout their history. Rubio and Cruz have been decent Senators - heck, amongst the MOST conservative Senators. Jeb Bush and Scott Walker were darn good Governors. ALL OF THESE GUYS WOULD MAKE ONE HECK OF A PRESIDENT, and far better than...

And they called it Puppy Love……… Let’s have some fun and reflect upon our first crush(‘s). Who was the little school girl/boy who first made your heart all atwitter? What did you do to impress the object of your affection? My first real crush was on a boy named T.J.. I even had a exclusive “T.J. diary” that I would write in daily, recording what he wore, if he smiled or acknowledged me for the day or where I could just practice writing my “new” name for after we got married. One day during gym class I set out to...

Many Freepers grew up in what they considered to be the golden age of Rock concerts. Of course, it may have had more to do with the fact that we were young and fanatical about the music in our youth. These days, ‘ol Pissant prefers the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Military Band music and Jazz, but I have some very fond memories of the craziness of my Rock concert yesteryears. I’m quite sure many of you have some concert stories that rival and surpass mine. So this thread is the place to share! Following are 2 concert experiences that left a...