Free Republic

As 2012 approaches, the State of the Union is grave indeed. Our economy is principally threatened by an explosion of federal spending which, if left unchecked, will bury us all in a red inked sea of hyper-inflation, chronic double digit unemployment and shortages. The America we grew up in will cease to exist. Two things seem to me to be essential: 1) A leader with a steel spine who is both principled and fearless in attacking the Leviathan and all its shibboleths; and 2) A platform, a mandate and policies that will both starve and neuter the federal government. In...

I am so sick and tired of hearing people say that Sarah Palin is not "Presidential". Someone, please tell me what the hell people mean when they say that? I mean, as much as I loved the guy, George W. sure as heck wasn't "Presidential". Barack Obama, the Marxist scumbag that he is, sure as hell isn't Presidential. So, please explain to me what is meant by "not Presidential". And, tell me, who in the GOP is "Presidential"? Do you have to be a Washington "insider" for a gazillion years to be "Presidential"???

Good Lord willing. When Gabrielle Giffords is able to recover enough to read, she will have letters from people like Sarah Palin and many other high profile people. She will also get thousands or millions of letters from regular people all over the world. There will probably be more than Gabrielle can read. But we all need to make sure we ALL send letters and emails. And send letters to all of the victims and their family if we can find a way. Our prayers are working. Keep praying

I have not posted a vanity for awhile now and I post this in good faith. I was thinking earlier about what the politcal lands would look like with Sarah Palin not in the next Presidential race. I don't think it would be good. I think she has a duty to run unless family reasons dictate otherwise. I hope and pray that she is not buying the media narritive that she is unelectable. I know she is a very smart person. But I hope she has more confidence than to give any thought to the idea that she might not...

This thread is only for freepers who want Sarah Palin to be President in 2012. Please all (TROLLS)other stay out.

I watched the debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman. The commercials run by Carly Fiorina were interrupted twice, maybe three times in the post debate broadcast on Channel 4 NBC. Did anybody else catch that? Carly's latest ad is POWERFUL! (She should request an immediate audit of the broadcast, an apology, and a comp of time in the prime time before the election ....

To all who support Sarah Palin. Please do not support or send money to anyone that rejects her in the future. Do not support the RNC. Send your money to SarahPac. To all of those who don't support Sarah Palin. I am seeing far too many people buy into the idea that she is not ready to be President. My question is this, What more does she have to do to be ready ? She already has excutive experiance. She is a great leader. I see no reason that she could not be a great President. What makes you think...

I have two concerns that I think the tea parties should NOT become (we should fight these anyway). 1. they should not primarily become movements to support the Republican Party, alone, and for Republicans to regain political power (though that doesn't preclude any one member or a group from supporting Republicans where they agree with US). 2. These tea parties are not about any ONE individual, either to demonize or for one person (or organization) to "lead", they are about citizenship leadership, spontaneity, and just FED UP Americans, we can not allow any one person to become leader to "dictate"...

Most FReepers have probably seen the previews. Movie heading our way this weekend, a hollywoodish gayish looking terrorist alien, arrives on Earth and begins wreaking havoc with humans. I think I figured out what the story line is gonna be: (so please, nobody has to spend good money to go and support this sort of liberal pap!)

36-0 WHOOOOOOOOO. Thank God, I can go to work Monday. I've been letting my mouth overload my hind-quarters, and it would have been embarassing if the Tide had lost, or even if the Tigers had held it close. Bring on the Gators.

The concept that "Bush hurt McCain" in the election is utter nonsense and fabrication by the MSM. If anything, McCain hurt Bush with his constant obstruction because of his bitterness for the 2000 primary outcome. McCain-Feingold was the ultimate "came back to bite him in the butt" logic, and this sort of stubbornness by McCain also took out a chunk of the Republican party along with it. Case and point: The bailout McCain approved. This was McCain's one chance to stand for conservative principles. Instead, what did he do? He supported it, and furthermore, he extended the idea in the...

Would Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or Obama and his motley crew invest THEIR OWN MONEY (if they could) in the auto industry? The answer would be a RESOUNDING NO. Let's look at a few facts thanks to John Hinderaker of the Powerline Blog and Paul B. Samuelson, courtesy of the Washington Post Co.: ### The market cap for GM, Ford, and Chrysler is approximately $7 billion. ### Ford has a negative book value of equity. ### GM has a huge negative net worth on a book basis of $56 billion. ### Essentially, the market is valuing the companies...

I'm having trouble with my laptop keeping me logged in to FR when I close out of Firefox. My desktop PC and my computer at work keep me logged in when I close out, yet my laptop doesn't. Can any of you help me figure out what is causing this? If you need more info, let me know. Thanks, Andonius

It is happening right before our eyes and no one is laughing , mocking or asking the obvious question What happened to "global warming"?

I'm interested in commentarians who would like to contribute to a new conservative weekly (for the time being) outlet called the "Conservative Union" that would operate on a "viral" email model, would be free of charge to those receiving it, and would primarily serve as a means of firming up what conservatives believe and WHY, as well as applying these principles to the issues of the day. There are a lot of conservatives out there who don't really know why they believe what they believe, and would be strengthened by seeing a sound articulation of what they believe and why...

Lost in the 2008 pre-election hysteria was a sobering piece of news out of Iraq. It was revealed, after a precisely-executed plan to maintain secrecy and prevent disclosure, that 550 Tons of Yellow Cake Uranium were shipped out of Iraq to Canada. Why is this event so spectacular? It proved beyond the wildest dreams of even the staunchest skeptic, that Saddam Hussein was clearly pursuring a Weapons of Mass Destruction program, and debunks the chorus of "Bush Lied" accusations from the Democrats. Further, it bolstered the claims of U. S. and British intelligence (which were presented to the United Nations)...

LOOK - I read it here time and time again "well, at least the Republicans will have the filibuster"... NO. We will NOT. The filibuster is a RULE of the Senate; it is NOT a constitutional requirement! Rules are set at the start of each Congress, meaning the new Senate in January can vote on the rule of the filibuster, and change it as desired. Do you think the Democrats are going to let the Republicans hold things up? NEVER. They have the House; they have the Senate. Now they have the White House. They are NOT going to let...

FReepers - let's get a list of congressional leaders in both houses who are RINO's only - those who pretend to be conservative... We need to know who they are - so we can find conservative challengers to boot them out in the primaries... Let's get a grassroots operation going to educate the public on what conservatism is - visit the Reagan Library, visit heritage.org, etc. I totally agree with Rush's comments over the last two days - conservativism is not dead - people will follow conservatism if they see it in action and not in name only.

I thought it would be good therapy to post pictures of America's Sweetheart and future POTUS... So people place your best pics of Sarah here!

Obvioulsy the Republican party needs to rebuild quickly. To do so, it must to push the "moderates" and "aisle crossers" to the side and get back to message and platform of conservative principals, ideas and values. They can start by doing the following five, highly doable, things that need to be acomplished by 2010. 1) Elect Mike Pence or Thaddeus McCotter as the party's leader in the House. We need strong, bold leadership that will not bend or break. 2) Appoint Michale Steele as RNC chairman. Not because he is black, but because he is a solid conservative and good...