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!!

[eureka!]

As per usual, here's a $20 pledge (maybe more-- other bills to pay) via snail mail. Thanks for what you do and Happy New Year to you, Amy, John, the Mods and all Freepers....

[glock rocks]

Thank You ...

TheBigB
Constitution Day
BOBTHENAILER
blam
4ConservativeJustices
Quix
Corin Stormhands
Alamo-Girl
geedee
netmilsmom
KevinDavis

[glock rocks]

Just in:

$10 from South Carolina
$100 from Illinois
$20 from New Jersey

Donations received yesterday:

$10 monthly from Virginia
$10 from Texas
$100 from California

Thank you all very much!!

[netmilsmom]

Pity.
I put in my biggo 10.00 by credit card, but I would use Paypal if I could. Actually Dad slept on the couch because he wouldn't let me be a monthly donor, until I got a cup for Christmas. I think he would let me donate anyway!

[glock rocks]

Just in:

$20 from Tennessee
$31 monthly from Oklahoma
$10 from South Carolina

Thank you Tennessee, Oklahoma and South Carolina!!

[Howlin]

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!!

Oh, yeah!!!!

[rface]

I got my Coffee Mug the other day because I am a monthly donor - but I also toss in a little to get Missouri on the "Scoreboard"

[Jim Robinson]

Note to all:

We post the online credit card and PayPal donations as soon as the credit card processing company processes them. And that's usually within a few minutes of the donation.

We post the mail-in checks and credit them to the state scoreboard when they are received and deposited and that may take a few days. But they'll get there.

Thank you all very much!!

[Howlin]

Hey, add me!!!

[glock rocks]

Thank you...

smokeyb
Fierce Allegiance
eureka!

[netmilsmom]

Wow! My name in Lights!

I was the first one for Michigan!!! WooHoo!!!

[Seeking the truth]

Glad you like it bump!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, eureka!!

[glock rocks]

:o)

Thank you Howlin !!

[deport]

BUMP'r ... back to the top......

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, rface!!

Just in:

$11 from Missouri
$100 from Georgia
$10 from Michigan

Thank you Missouri, Georgia and Michigan!!

[JohnnyZ]

I stopped contributing after the repeated and one-sided bannings of posters who refused to support Arnold.

[trussell]

Flagrant misuse of ping lists and pinging of FReeper FRiends. My apologies.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Constitution Day!!

[larryjohnson]

webtv says no to your link.I will mail a check...