Yeah, they're having a ball over there, but it's more comfortable here. Format of freerepublic is easier to use; not as much using of this "back button" and all that, and 50 comments per page beats a mere 10.
Frank, you can set your Freep format to display more than 50 posts a page. I got mine set at 100.
I've set mine for 40 per page. Very useful for Fitzmas. :)