Free Republic

In an address in North Carolina, FDR said: In those days, 1913 and 1914, the leadership of the Nation was in the hands of a great President who was seeking to recover for our social system ground that had been lost under his conservative predecessor, and to restore something of the fighting liberal spirit which the Nation had gained under Theodore Roosevelt. It seemed one of our great national tragedies that just when Woodrow Wilson was beginning to accomplish definite improvements in the living standards of America, the World War not only interrupted his course, but laid the foundation for...

I have a couple of friends who are liberals -- not those liberals who have reached what I call “the incurable terminal stage.” Nor are they the psychotics who, the moment they are exposed to facts or viewpoints different from theirs become wild-eyed and hysterical. Even so, on certain topics their ability to reason seems to break down. A couple of months back, the issue of illegal aliens came up. They voiced the usual talking points on the topic: the aliens are just trying to build a better life, they pay taxes, only a few commit crimes, etc. They did...

Today was a wonderful day. I got a chance to talk with a college student from massachusetts who was planning on voting for kerry. as you might have figured she knew NOTHING about politics or what Kerry's "plan" were. After a short talk i either change her mind or at the very least got her thinking for once. Once back at the office i got attacked by a libertarian. Working around all union libs i'm use to this. the guy is SO HAPPY that our soldiers are getting killed. he sounded like mikie moores little butt boy spitting out lies...