Free Republic

As I walk around Borovsk, two things strike me about this town 60 miles (100km) from Moscow. First, there is almost no sign of the presidential election coming up this weekend. I see few election banners or billboards and no political flyers being handed out. Not surprising, really. The absence of election preparations mirrors the absence of drama surrounding a stage-managed event that will hand Vladimir Putin a fifth term in the Kremlin. The other thing you can't help noticing in Borovsk is the street art. It's everywhere. Much of it has been created by street artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov. All...

INDEPENDENCE DAY GREETINGS !!! from Canadian FReepers to our American FRiends Then Opposition LeaderNow Prime Minister Stephen Harperaddresses "Friends of America" Rally,in Toronto, April 4, 2003.(one of many held across Canada) Canadian Patriot Gordon Sinclair salutes"THE AMERICANS" ~ original 1973 version