A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-13-03...How worried are Democrats...?

JohnHuang2, Dutchess, Billie | JohnHuang2

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.

GROUP 6A: TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett. MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick, Leroy S Mort, Mark17. BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

GROUP 7A: TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam, dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony.BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang.

GROUP 8A: TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx. MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law. BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

      

GROUP 9A: TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog. MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son. BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

GROUP 11A: TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son. BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset); WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.

                     

How worried are Democrats on the eve of possible war?

by JohnHuang2

My, my -- what a difference a week makes.

NEWSWEEK's Howard Fineman early this month shocked the world with this mind-numbing revelation: President George W. Bush is a born-again Christian. Worse -- he prays. Even more scandalous: He not only reads the Bible, the hayseed believes what it says!

Bush, dad-gum-it, is too Christian to be President!

Not so fast, says Jimmy Carter, whose superbly successful presidency ended after only 1 term on several minor technicalities: Screwing up the economy, screwing up a rescue mission, screwing up the military, screwing up the Panama Canal, long gas lines, galloping Misery Index, inflation, unemployment...well, you know the litany of impressive achievements.

"Profound changes have been taking place in American foreign policy," wrote Carter Sunday in the New York Times, adding glumly that these "profound changes" are "reversing consistent bipartisan commitments...these commitments have been predicated on...basic religious principles..."

Then he adds this: "As a Christian and a president...I became thoroughly familiar with the principles of a just war," and Bush's war on Saddam doesn't cut the mustard!

In other words, Bush, dad-gum-it, is too unChristian to be President! Nowhere near as Christian as Carter, says Carter.

The view that removing Saddam by force is a sin "is an almost universal conviction of religious leaders," the "Reverend" Jimmy asserts.

"Almost universal"?

Hmmm, and just who might the lone holdouts -- this coterie of warmongering reprobates -- be?

Carter breathlessly reveals: "The Southern Baptist Convention who are greatly influenced by their commitment to Israel."

In other words, 'blame it on the Jews!', says Christian Jimmy.

Why, them dirty "Zionist Hoodlums"! Jimmy, like most Lefties, strongly denies he's anti-Israel. It's Jews that he can't stand.

Meanwhile, as Carter was busy dispensing bedazzling wisdom at the Times, presidential wannabe Howard Dean appeared on Sunday's Meet The Press.

How worried are Democrats of a quick and decisive victory in Iraq? You only need look at poor Howie. He looked mighty worried Sunday.

Here's the deal: Democrats feel burned. Bamboozled. Duped.

They backed Bush's war to oust the Taliban.

Then Bush let them down -- hard. How? By ousting the Taliban. Not supposed to happen so quickly and, er, decisively.

'Who lost the Taliban?', anguished Democrats now wonder, their spirits crushed.

Man, they just don't make 'quagmires' like they used to anymore, eh? Where's a Vietnam when you need one?

So, it's not surprising that, on Iraq, the Democrat motto these days is, 'We Won't Be Fooled Again!'

Problem is, some of these Democrats running for president voted 'Yea' on the Iraq war resolution back in the Fall, and the Democrat base won't let them forget it.

Now most of them wish they could take their vote back.

'Why, how dare Bush so skillfully manipulate me into voting for war?!'

Iraq, in fact, has become something of a litmus test for Democrat primary constituents.

Supporting your country is a slippery slope, you see. Who knows -- today it's saying The Pledge, tomorrow it might be saluting the Flag, heck, before you know it, you might end up patriotic, though Kerry, Sharpton and the others are confident they won't fall prey to that.

But Democrat voters aren't buying.

Dick Gephardt believed he had come "for a thoughtful Sunday morning living room conversation with Iowa Democrats about issues of his emerging presidential campaign," reports Adam Nagourney in the Sunday New York Times. Gephardt wanted to delve into issues like "education, health care and pensions."

"But," Nagourney continues, "for 25 minutes, Mr. Gephardt was badgered about his support for President Bush's Iraq policy in a tense session that finally ended when the local Democratic chairman said Mr. Gephardt was running behind schedule. In an instant, Gephardt was out of the room headed to his next stop."

For Sen. John F. Kerry, it was much the same.

He went "to Iowa on Saturday to give a speech in Des Moines about women's issues," writes Nagourney. "But he arrived to the shouts of antiwar demonstrators, and a meeting with local Democrats turned into an anguished discussion about what was taking place in Washington and Iraq and Mr. Kerry's support for the Iraq resolution passed by Congress last October."

Nagourney reports that "even Howard Dean" -- the closest thing to Tariq Aziz among the Democrat hopefuls -- "expressed frustration at what he encountered as he tried to talk about farm prices on Friday."

"I had a press conference and it was all about the war," Dean is quoted as saying, adding "Finally, I said, 'Would anybody like to talk about the enormous jump in the unemployment rate that was announced in the morning papers?'"

So there was Howard Dean on Meet The Press Sunday.

He blasted possible war with Iraq as "unilateral," as he did in a speech at the DNC winter meeting two weeks ago.

Host Tim Russert promptly corrected him, noting 20-plus countries are backing the U.S.-led effort.

Well, okay, maybe it's not 'Unilateral,' he concedes, then blames a newspaper columnist for the gaffe.

Tom Friedman called it 'Unilateral,' Tim, in a column I read this morning, you see. So, that's why I mis-spoke two weeks ago. (Tom Friedman made me do it even before he wrote it!).

So, what would Dean do about Saddam? The former Vermont Governor left no ambiguity.

No country, he said, should base its defense on U.N. permission, so waging war on grounds of self-defense is okay, unless, of course, the U.N. says 'No', in which case it's not okay. So Bush, back off, cowboy!

Dean condemned pre-emptive action as reckless, praised pre-emptive action as prudent (Israel bombing Iraq nuclear reactor circa '80), says he's not sure Saddam has weapons of mass destruction; okay, maybe he does, but Saddam would never use 'em, not with Hans Blix writing those really, really tough 'attaboy, Saddam!' "reports" in New York.

Moreover, Dean doesn't consider Iraq to be "an imminent threat" against the U.S. On this score, Dean has a point: We all know a key goal of terrorists a la Saddam is to minimize civilian casualties, so expect Iraqi pilots to blanket New York and Chicago with leaflets warning of "imminent attack" before the suit-case nukes go off. (/sarcasm)

Dean, to be fair, strongly denies he's a pacifist. He just can't support any use of force -- especially if the military is involved. Bombs? Guns? Planes? Tanks? No way, someone could get hurt.

'So what does the war mean for Democrats in general?', pundits are asking. Bear in mind this war involves a country liberals truly love: Iraq. So, let's look at the war from the Democrats' perspective -- as Democrats see it.

Imagine you're some Democrat Caucus-goer in Iowa. Here's how you think: If things turn for the worse -- that is, if Saddam falls quickly -- we Democrats are screwed. If the war goes 'well' -- lots of U.S. casualties, planeloads of body-bags, quagmire in Baghdad, etc -- we Democrats have a shot at the White House next election. If the war goes 'badly' -- U.S. troops hailed as liberators, Saddam swiftly defeated, dancing and singing in the streets of Baghdad, victory rallies in New York, Chicago and L.A., etc. -- we Democrats will have an awful lot of 'splaining to do.

But will victory in Baghdad mean "antiwar" candidates a la Dean disappear?

Fat chance.

The base will still smolder at the Kerrys and Liebermans and Gephardts for their votes on Iraq. They'll be out for revenge in the primaries, for hell hath no fury like a Democrat constituency voter snubbed on Iraq.

Meanwhile, a new Zogby poll shows waning public support for military action, slipping from a late-January peak of 47%, down to a measly 57% support currently. A powerful -- growing! Overwhelming! -- 40% oppose military action.

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"Al-Qaeda operatives are planning to strike at the U.S. and allied forces taking part in a war in Iraq," reports John Lumpkin of the Associated Press Sunday, citing "information acquired by American intelligence agencies, counterterrorism officials."

"The operatives," Lumpkin adds, "are subordinates of Abu Musab Zarqawi, whom CIA officials describe as a senior associate of Osama bin Laden. Some are in Baghdad; others are elsewhere in Iraq, the counterterrorism officials said..."

What a load of malarkey.

"Senior associates of Osama" in Baghdad? Al-Qaeda coordinating activities with PRESIDENT SADDAM? Zarqawi in cahoots with Saddam?

You don't need $40 billion spooks to tell you this scenario is balderdash.

First of all, no less a noted authority than Dan Rather says this theory is bunk. There's no link between Saddam and Osama, Rather insists. How does Rather know? Why, Saddam told him so himself.

Besides, would a well-respected member of the international community like Saddam, whose distinguished career includes gassing tens of thousands of people, risk sullying his human rights reputation by doing business with scummy al-Qaeda? C'mon, let's get real here!

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Further evidence that Bush is, as Democrats charge, 'going-it-alone' on Iraq, emerged over the weekend, with Albania announcing "it would send troops to join any U.S.-led attack on Iraq," Reuters reports. The offer includes the use of "Albanian territory and airspace" by U.S. forces in the event of possible war.

An even more damning piece of evidence that America has no friends nor allies in this war: An Associated Press story by John F. Burns, entitled, Jordan's King, in Gamble, Lends Hand to the U.S.

"The King has quietly accented to stationing American and British Special Forces in Jordan's eastern desert," Mr. Burns reports.

"In addition," he writes, "Abdullah has welcomed hundreds of American troops staffing three Patriot missile batteries that will seek to shoot down any Iraqi missiles launched against Jordan -- or, more likely, Israel."

If Bush's 'going-it-alone-ism' gets any more 'going-it-alone,' France and Russia may be the ones left out of Bush's 'Coalition of Willing'.

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"If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war," Rep. Jim Moran told a group of "antiwar" activists in Reston, VA., "we would not be doing this."

It's all Barbara Streisand's fault, I tell ya! Um, oops, she opposes the war. Oh, I know -- it's all Ruth Messinger's fault! Nope -- she leads the "peace" movement in New York. Okay, it's Diane Feinstein's fault! What? Against the war, too? Well, what about Barbara Boxer? Another Left-wing peacenik?!

The remarks touched off a firestorm, with several Jewish groups calling on Moran to resign.

House Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi said "Moran's comments were...inappropriate" in the party of Al Sharpton, Robert Byrd and Fritz Hollings.

Sen. Tom Daschle said they were "out of order and totally not in keeping with" the party of Jesse Jackson.

Moran, feeling the heat, now says he really, really didn't mean it. And that he's really, really sorry. "I made some insensitive remarks that I deeply regret," he said in a statement.

Frankly, I don't get it. Here you've got a Democrat from the Heinrich Himmler wing of the party, sticking up for Der Fuehrer Saddam, who hates Jews, invades neighbors, gasses minorities...and the new "news" here is...?

Moran, to be fair, strongly denies he's anti-Semitic. "He just can't stand them f***ing Jew b*****ds," Hillary! 'explained.'

Anyway, that's...

My two cents..

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 03-10-03 DogGone 03-11-03 AuntB 03-12-03 azGOPgal

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

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[Billie]

[Billie]

If it's Thursday, it must be JOHNHUANG2 Day!

[EternalVigilance]

Nicely done, my friend!

Well said.

[EternalVigilance]

Good morning, Billie! Hope you have a great day ahead...

[fuente]

OK, who do I send my vet pic to, so that I can be in one of these?

[Billie]

Good morning back to you, EV. Thank you for the well wishes. Hope your day is also a great one. :)

You're the first one here - what did you do with Aeronaut? LOL

[Billie]

Hi, fuente, send it to me. Thank you - will save it to include in the next group I do - don't have quite enough for a new group yet, but will be sure yours is in it.

[Aeronaut]

Here I am! You caught me working.

[Billie]

Working? Oh, no! Who's protecting the sky above us then? :)

[dansangel]

{{{{{{{{{JH2}}}}}}}}}}

Hard-hitting and should be required reading for ALL demonrats. How could they read this and not see how totally *moronic* they look to the rest of the country? Ever-waffling on issues, backpedaling about comments made or votes cast - and their adoring legions suck it up like so much swampwater. Sheesh! A lesson could be learned (maybe as some are un-educate-able) if they were only made aware of what BUFFOONS they all are!

< /rant >

Nothing like a good JH2 essay to get my blood pressure up for the day! :-)

{{{{{{{Billie}}}}}}}}} and {{{{{{{dutchess}}}}}}} - great job in presenting this to us. You two are a "dynamic duo!"

[Billie]

Good morning, you two. Didn't dutchess do a great job with the pictures?! Of course, you gave her unlimited opportunities! Love the essay, John! You don't miss a beat, do you? :) I think 'THEY' think if they say it often enough (Bush is going to fight this war unilaterally) maybe it will be true.

[Billie]

Hi, Sistah Dansy! Our latest sistah has 'gotten' it, hasn't she? She asked if I would post it if she put it together - it's my pleasure to do so!

[Aeronaut]

Working? Oh, no!

Its been fixed. I'm airborne now.

[Billie]

Its been fixed. I'm airborne now.

:)Swoop down a little lower, and I'll hand you a cup. :)

[Pippin]

HOWDY, BILLIE!

I SEE DEMOCRATS!

[Mixer]

I was in a store when I looked up and saw on FNC that Elizabeth Smart was found alive. My heart dropped. What a blessed event. I hope this girl will be able to get to a normal life again. Prayers and thoughts for her family. The suspects were found close to my Brother in Law's house. Unreal this turn of events.

Just wanted to pop in and offer my thoughts for everyone on this subject. I do not have kids yet but I can not imagine the feeling of losing a child and then the feeling of finding that child 9 months later. One can only have faith that we will hear more happy endings, or less horrible beginings, like this in the future.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING, EV!

[Pippin]

HOWDY MIXER!

Yes! Miracles still do happen!

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Aeronaut!

[EternalVigilance]

And a good morning to you, Pippin!

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Dansy!

Later on I'll be giving out my Pippin hugs to everyone in celebration of Elizabeth's return to her family!

[Aeronaut]

Hi Pippin.

[Pippin]

Goreat news out of Utah!

[EternalVigilance]

Indeed. God is good! :-)

[Severa]

Dunno if anyone saw this here already but...

Son of Marine Deployed to Mideast Undergoes Heart Surgery UPDATE GREAT NEWS!

[Billie]

I SEE DEMOCRATS!

OHHHHHHHHH, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :)

[Billie]

Hey, Mix! Nice to see you (so early today) this morning!

[Billie]

Thank you, severa. This Marine is a personal friend of g'nad's, too. What wonderful news.

[Billie]

God Bless Our Military
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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Daisyscarlett; Dansangel; Dutchess; Mama_Bear; and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep....................son Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty G'nad....................active duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........nephew gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover...........nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort...........2 daughters Darheel..................niece

[Billie]

#28 Thank you. (duplicate post, sorta) :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !! Happy Thursday !

63 degrees here, goin' to around 75 today. Showers this morning . . .

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[LadyX]

Whassa madda witch youse, Dear John?!
All that space glorifying the Dimmies; first the who had us in odd/even gas lines and horrendous interest rates, paying penance for those unable to purchase a house because of 'em, out hammering together a few to salve his conscience.

NOW he mutters and screams "PEACE BE UNTO YOU!" after not handling well his time in the Presidency.
Thank your lucky stars his role wasn't pivotal in a real battle when he was in the Navy on that Nuke-u-lar sub.

Why I am taking you to task, though, is your not highlighting "That Pretty Face" was absent This Week from the media circus circuit!

We'd been so mesmerized by his parading, preening, pusilanimous posturing on the tube that we were left bereft.... that 'Other John" from NC the announcers keep flubbing as from my SC!!
Even the trial lawyers cringe when he gives that smile, licking his chops.....

Not just whistlin' Dixie here....

LadyX

[LadyX]

Thank you kindly for the special brew Carlsbad Caveman concocts!

[Pippin]

NEENER! NEENER! NEENER!

[Pippin]

But we know how to handle dems!

[Pippin]

Hi, LadyX!

[jwfiv]

Big Howdy to our Hostesses...always glad to see that background of coins, it means we're gonna recieve another 2 cents worths of JH2's million dollar point-of-view...thank you.

Man, they just don't make 'quagmires' like they used to anymore, eh?

I just about split a gut when I read that one...worth the price of admission all by itself.

Hello to all my fellow Freepers...it's kinda gray outside today...but forecast calls for sunshiney inside.

Prayin' for Dubya, I am...)

[Pippin]

Hi, JW!

[Diver Dave]

If it's Thursday, it must be JOHNHUANG2 Day!

Yep! And another great day and great essay.

Great presentation, dutchess.

Seems almost criminal the way dem Dems keep shootin' themselves in the foot with their idiotic statements.

Let's see now... What's the score?
17 resolutions - O compliance. Almost matches the number of Dim Dems in the running for Pres. Keep talkin' Dems. Each one of your voices raises GW's appoval ratings. :)

Atta Boy, JH2!!!

[MHGinTN]

Wow, pippin, a scowlacious bunch if ever I saw one. At least you didn't post that demonic grin that fixed Hillary's face while she fox pawed her way through an exchange with Senator Rick Santorum, as she tries her damndest to defend the indefensible Wednesday!

Billie, I don't know where you get the energy, girl!

John, you give FreeRepublic the stature the alphabet networks have lost ... you're 'incites' hit the mark each and every time, my friend. I would rather read one of your missives than watch any of the pundits or anchors infesting the major media. Thanks for another great 'two cents' worth of pure Gold.

[Pippin]

Hi, MHG!

[Aquamarine]

Democrats should be very worried. The tide is changing and there is good news today...Senate passes Partial Birth abortion ban.

Been FReeping too much this week and have lots of work to catch up on today but do have the Estrada fillibuster on in the background...hopefully the dems will fail on this one too. :)
Back to work now.

[dutchess]

Hi Billie and lovely sistahs! Good thing you posted today Billie...huge thunderstroms early this morning and lost power for about 3 hours....Had early meetings I couldn't miss so ended up getting dressed at the office. Just glad I didn't get picked up on my way in...would of scared the begeebies out of the cops LOL (glasses, no makeup, morning hair all rolled in one!)

Thanks for the pointer Billie! Have a cool picture of Carter I'll post shortly, wasn't totally approrpriate for the essay but a classic non the less!

[dutchess]

Great essay as always John....I think we should email this to all our dim elected officials...ofcourse they probably don't understand words with more than one syllable!

[Billie]

Good afternoon, Meekie! Such great news about the 'missing girl' being found after such a long time! It doesn't happen often they're found alive after all that time. The family must be overwhelmed with joy and relief.

[Billie]

WOW! When you let someone have it, you let 'em have it! LOL!

[dutchess]

[dutchess]

Seems almost criminal the way dem Dems keep shootin' themselves in the foot with their idiotic statements.

LOL!!!!!!

[Billie]

Hello to all my fellow Freepers...it's kinda gray outside today...but forecast calls for sunshiney inside.

There's a reason that it's always sunshiney inside here at the Finest, and that reason is all of you who bring it every day. :)

Your little creek with the water falling over the rocks is so pretty and serene.

Yesterday, LadyX posted bluebonnets....very soon we will be seeing them, and my sister has a view like this each spring in the field behind her home in the Hill Country: