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Especially on the weekend with the TDS that is strong and almost palpable. If you watch for long the election is over already. Hillary might as well pick her cabinet henchpeople. /rant

Genuine conservatives would have restrained, as best they could, Democratic proposals to cure what ails us, for genuine conservatives are of course genuinely wary of too much change, too fast. But they would not have made a political game of uniform obstructionism; they would not have toyed with, of all things, unemployment benefits; and they most decidedly would not be advocating trillions in extended tax cuts while in the grips of such looming debt.

Scott Brown will HELP Democrats, because.... 1. They will be forced to abandon their highly unpopular leftist agenda. Yes, the old liberal bulls may still push for certain things, but ultimately, the votes won't materialize. 2. Dems will turn to "jobs" and the "economy". They will spend the next 10 months talking jobs and economy instead of healthcare and cap n trade. Their proposals will not please conservatives (targeted tax credits, extended jobless benefits) but they'll play well with the public at large.....at least this kind of stuff doesn't anger people like ObamaCare and cap n trade does. 3. If...

They are really getting old, ceased being funny hours ago, and don't reflect well on the quality of this site, especially for visitors who might be checking out FreeRepublic for the first time. I mean really. They are starting to get embarrassing. What are we, DemocraticUnderground?

USAville, — October 9, 2009 — In a surprise development, after venting for several hours because of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama, Freepers nationwide, sighed in unison, "Ah, I feel better now," and got back to business.

Please stop. I've recently recommended FR to several people and if this is their first visit to FR well it makes me and everyone on here look like an ASS! Stop it already.

There was something different in the air today at the 20th annual Boston Freedom Rally at the Boston Common. And it wasn’t just the clouds of pungent marijuana smoke. It was the first time the rally organized by the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition had been held since voters passed Proposition 2 last November, which decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. The changed law gave attendees reason to celebrate and a better chance of not getting arrested -- a scenario organizers say is a welcome change for the event, which has caused controversy over the years, including many arrests and...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Medical Examiner says a teenager who was killed by an escaped zoo tiger six months ago had marijuana and alcohol in his system. The toxicology report was released Monday. It is included with an autopsy that concluded 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. was killed by "blunt force injuries of the head and neck." -snip-

Meet Alex Sawyer and Andrew Wilkins. The North Carolina couple was arrested earlier this month after an apparent case of the munchies led them to break into a Domino's Pizza branch and bake up a batch of the fast food chain's new brownies. The pair was nabbed at 5:30 AM on September 7 after a Stallings Police Department officer noticed a suspicious car--with keys in its ignition and a warm engine--parked outside a small strip mall. When Sawyer and Wilkins noticed police on the scene, they fled out the Domino's front door and were apprehended after a short chase, said...

Per Fox News: The Supreme Court has ruled Medical Marijuana as illegal.