The diversity of content is what makes LCR unique in the blogosphere and we are all better for it.

I've read some things that I disagree with but I've also read things that have caused me to reflect on my position and consider that a different approach may be better.

I appreciate that I am allowed the privilege of posting here and than you for providing an outlet for such a diversity of opinions.

And yes, having grown up in the PRM I was force-fed the Progressive Kool-aid from an early age. It was only as I got older and became more politically aware that I realized the folly of the nanny-state and began a journey down the path of liberty and personal responsibility.

To quote Samuel Adams, "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

To me, that is what LCR is all about.

Hmmm…I stop by often. Thanks for the info about the contributors. A fine bunch of vocabularians. Now, who is Eric Dondero?

LCR: It's not that I mind the over representation of Tennessee, but that last memo on mandatory banjo lessons was a bridge too far! And don't get me started on the Canadians!! Seriously, it's an honor to be among such a fine group, even if we all don't always see eye to eye. Happy Easter, y'all!

The main reason that I have enjoyed LCR from the start is because of all of the diffent ideas, opinions, and content.

Coming from a conservative and sometimes libertarian perspective, I don't always agree with all of of the posts at LCR, but I do enjoy and respect all of the contributors.

Keep up the good work!

Rittberg/Dondero is loose cannon who's heavily invested in Mitt Romney at this point. Rittberg/Dondero's meandering political journey mystifies me. And given his history of changing his name, I don't see how he's in any position to lecture people on how they choose to identify themselves online. If Rittberg/Dondero can honestly explain how he made the transition from Eric Rittberg, Ron Paul's right-hand man, to Eric Dondero, anti-Paul Mittbot extraordinaire, perhaps we'd gain some insight into how he thinks he has the power to coerce other bloggers to support his man.

Obviously I don't speak for Tim in any of this, but anyone who's been friends with Tim "for years" should understand that he's not going to be cowed or intimidated by people who disagree with him.

I, for one, appreciate the fact that LCR is one place where liberty is celebrated and true diversity is tolerated.

Wow. This was a great post and echos my sentiments totally. The conservatives whom I'd used to hide my radio at school to listen to have become almost as unhinged at the left when confronted with topics off the talking point memo. When the reality diverged from what I was told as a little kid conservative, that's when I started to wake up and say, wait a minute! what's really going on here??

Now I can calmly take in differing points of view, analyze them, and respond. Whereas before, I was victim to the knee-jerk reaction to certain liberal code words. I would defend a corporation to the end because the corporation represented the "free market" or so I was told! Now I know about banksters, that Andrew Jackson, also a Tennessean might be the only reason we're not living in gulags by now.

Anyhow – thanks for letting me be part of this awesome free speech zone!

It has been both a pleasure and an honor to be associated with, and allowed to post to LCR. Truth be told Tim is one very large reason why Rational Nation is still publishing material today. His encouragement and help was often what kept me going in the early months after I started blogging.

The example Tim set for open and honest discussion, and his willing to bring a fine list of contributors together at his site with diverse views is indeed a rare thing. It is as valuable as it is rare. True open free speech and expression is one of LCR's hallmark achievements.

Thank you Tim for allowing me to be a very small part of what is a very fine group of thinkers and writers.

As to Eric Dondero, his limited scope and narrow views are best left to, and for those who enloy his brand of statist kool-aid.

Dondero? Oh, you mean the guy who says he worked for Ron Paul and swears to Ron Paul's anti-semitism? Tedious.

That's like me saying I worked alongside Mario Batali and now know everything about making a grilled cheese sandwich. The Internet makes brave men out of no-name cowards, indeed.

Speak freely, Dondero. Your words only serve to alienate and expose you all at the same time. Arrogant blowhard.

I for one am happy to be contributing at LCR – something I never would have imagined possible.

Although I'm a relatively new contributor, I've always regarded LCR as a great place to read a diverse set of views from a conservative and libertarian perspective. One of the great things about this place is that the diversity it entaiils does not require you to conform to a particular set of beliefs. Yet it still embraces a core set of fundamental principles that we all largely share.

Thanks for shariing the descriptions – very timely for me.

As a footnote, I may be Canadian by birth but I'm really an American at heart.

Tim,
I am very pleased that you invited me to be a regular contributor to your site. I do my best to post commentary that (hopefully) makes interesting, entertaining reading for your audience. I appreciate the divergent paths that this group of people take in working toward a common goal. This site proves that people who are on the same general philosophical page can see things differently enough to provide thoughtful commentary that opens the site to different types of readers.

We don't have to be in lockstep to march together toward freedom.

Does anyone have a link to the post so I can argue with this Skippy that thinks we shouldn't refer to Mitt as Obumble Light. That's what he is.

Re: 2nd sentence … I'm still that guy "yelling at his television on an (almost) nightly basis" – some nights I stay away for the saftey and security of the big screen – and expect to remain so at least as long as BHO and His Corrupt Gang of Progressives are in town.

I drop in as often as I can to get my dose of reality. I have seen this great nation decline, at first a trickle, and now in a rapid freefall. Keep up the great insightful watch coming. I am a true fan and believer in what you are trying to accomplish……