Our 1st Quarter Freepathon is Underway!

Donate to FR via Secure Server ^ | 01/02/04 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone,

Happy New Year!!

And it's time for our 1st quarter fundraiser!

Things are looking up despite the doom and gloom scenarios painted by the naysayers of the dark side. Iraq has been liberated. Saddam has been captured and will be brought to justice. Terrorist attacks are down world-wide. Terrorist states are surrendering their WMD (Libya) and or are taking notice (Syria) and or are cooling their heels (North Korea). The effects of the tax cut are kicking in. The economy is booming and the stock market is soaring. Manufacturing is accelerating. Employment is gaining.

According to a Wall Street Journal poll, economists are expecting 4.5% growth in the first quarter with growth rates north of 4% continuing in the second quarter and throughout the year. Corporate profits and hiring are expanding and picking up. Unemployment rates are expected to fall to 5.5% by November and 1.5 million new jobs could be created.

Inflation is checked, interest rates are at historic lows, tax rates have been cut and more cuts are expected. Capital is pouring into the markets, housing is up, business is booming and people are going back to work. With the booming economy, tax receipts will increase to the U.S. treasury and, likewise, receipts to state and local governments will increase, diminishing the size of the expected deficits.

The new year is looking to be a great year. And this is an election year.

The Democrats are in disarray and are scrambling to find viable candidates. Shock and awe has overtaken the dark side and, unfortunately for them, their leading contenders have become even more anti-American as a result and are leaning even further to the left. Their acerbic attacks on President Bush's successes are sounding more and more shrill and desperate and feeble. Their doom and gloom predictions have fizzled and they have no platform to stand on. Appeasement does not work. Communism does not work.

God willing, and short any drastic political reversals, President Bush should easily be re-elected. And the Republican majorities in Congress and in the state legislatures should continue to grow. It IS a shining new morning in America.

Thank God!

And I expect Free Republic to be a very busy site this year. Free Republic is THE place to get the very latest in breaking news and conservative commentary and activism. I expect our membership and chapter activities will continue to expand as our members get more and more involved in campaigning and supporting our conservative candidates and positions.

Our budget requirements this year are about the same as last year. We will be needing about $60,000 per quarter. Travel expenses may increase a bit, if my plans for a nation-wide tour come to fruition, but later in the year our $3,000 per month legal bill will finally be paid off. On other fronts, we are negotiating a settlement with the City of Fresno in regards to their libeling our Fresno Chapter and that looks to be coming out well.

If all goes well, I hope to see many of you during the year and then again at the Free Republic George W. Bush Inaugural Ball II in Washington, D.C. next January! Woo hoo!!

Thank you all very much for your continued support for Free Republic and our conservative causes!

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God bless you all and God bless America!!

[E.G.C.]

Bump in support of FR!!!!!!

[Tamzee]

If all goes well, I hope to see many of you during the year and then again at the Free Republic George W. Bush Inaugural Ball II in Washington, D.C. next January!

Would you be able to come East for this??? I will so definitely be there :-)

[Tamzee]

Bump for the Freepathon!!!

Become a monthly donor... so much easier and most satisfying :-)

[blackie]

Good for you, TT!

[Mo1]

Thank You GRRRRR for all Your Support
I like really your Profile Page

BRISTOL Motor Speedway, "Racin' the way it oughta be"...

[oceanperch]

Sunday Noon Bump before we go out as the big storm is coming and we have cabin fever setting in already due to being homeboud with a sick KV for two weeks (cough cough).

It is not like him to stay home more than two days in a row. The flu really hit his lungs hard and he never gets colds/flu. Sucks big time he is either coughing violently with copiuos secretions or sleeping. I am so use to running around in caring for his needs so he can be active that one would think I would be enjoying sitting on my butt on the net. Uh uh making me anxious, the house is clean, laundry done, craft projects done, even the furnace is clean.

Donate today and I may shut the hell up. :P LOL

[oceanperch]

Happy Birhtday Gabe! Uh Valerie is it the picture of is your son a very athletically tall boy?

[oceanperch]

Sheesh he was a big guy even in his early days!

[onyx]

Would you be able to come East for this??? I will so definitely be there :-)

YES! I've been granted permission. Let's plan on it!

[ItsBacon]

$10 in from Indiana from a poor college student (I do what I can)

[Tamzee]

Oh wow!!! It will be a blast!!

I wish we could just skip the next 10 months and just get right to the election... this year is going to be a nail-biter ;-)

[onyx]

Now that I know you can also attend, I am really looking forward it!

[M Kehoe]

Happy New Year to you and the family.

5.56mm

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, ItsBacon!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, M Kehoe!! And Happy New Year to you and yours!

Latest incoming:

$100 from Pennsylvania
$25 from Florida
$35 from New York
$100 from Texas
$20 from New York
$25 from Florida

Thank you all very much!!

[Tamzee]

My hubby doesn't want to go but says I have to because he knows how much I'd enjoy it :-)

It will be amazing to whoop it up celebrating four more years of Dubya!!! When he first got into the White House after all that legal chad wrangling, I just felt this overwhelming sense of exhaustion and relief. This time it will be pure JOY and a great big HALLELUIAH!!!

[Jim Robinson]

Latest incoming:

$50 from California
$100 from Kansas

Thank you Californian and Kansas!!

[Tamzee]

This is going to be fun to watch!

So when someone gets a Fair Funkle, how do they notify the Funkle Committee? And is there going to be a thread keeping track of the battles so we can cheer folks on? :-)

[Ciexyz]

Still can't donate by secure server, as in past fundraisers. The site is incompatible with my net server.

[Jim Robinson]

Ok, I'm not sure we're going to be able to do about the connection. Looks like your provider has modified their system and it's no longer compatible with our secure server. We do not have a programming solution at this time. Can you use PayPal or even donate by check for this one?

By the way, you have FReepmail.

Thanks,

Jim