Please keep up the great work.

And I promise I will try to comment more.

We thank you for being who you are. And thanks for doing it for “free” if you have to. But many of us think you give us something worth far more than we can “donate”.

Many of us will still try to continue to share in the costs of running this site by periodic contributions to the cause.

I don’t think many of us are “rich” but we waste money sometimes. This would not be a waste but instead a piece of the fight for our freedoms. This is the least we can do.

I should note, however, that there seems to be an impression that S&L is going to go under without immediate financial help. It isn’t. (It’s probably my fault for calling this a ‘bailout.’ But I couldn’t resist the joke.)

As I mentioned, it’s more a matter of the ad revenue being down so precipitously for the last few months. And this is not just true for us here, but for just about every website — and indeed most media outlets — across the board. (Cf. the New York Times.)

But worry not. Even though I am a one man band and this takes up a lot of my time, I would probably keep the place going without any advertising or donations at all — just like I did for the first few years of S&L.

I posted this thread to explain why I was adding a donation option in the sidebar, since we have never accepted donations before.

Your donations are greatly appreciated. But as I said at the top, please don’t feel like you have to donate. And certainly don’t donate if you need the money yourself. Times are tough all over.

Your comments and news tips and all the rest are more important, and they do just as much to help the site.

Really.. umm.. the covert one … wink!

Didn’t I see this in a Chuck Norris movie…?
“click/click/click/click/click/click/click” (hammers being drawn back)

Donation sent, Steve. Let’s all put it to good use.

How much time do you spend here?
A lot? Cool. So what else do you do for large amounts of time -that doesn’t cost you anything?

What do you get here?
Well, gee…I dunno… How about hearing about things that you would not hear about anywhere else?
Oh wait. Got it from Rush? Well where the hell do you think he got it from?
When you’re considered the “informed one” at work -because you not only know sh*t but can cite sources? Where did you get it from?

How about a place to come and vent among like-minded conservatives? Check.

I don’t post a lot these days, but I’ve been here a long time and I’ve reaped every benefit that a site like this has to offer. I’ve made some damned good friends here. People I interact with away from the site. People that I’ll always have room for here, and people who I know have a place for me wherever they are located.

That doesn’t come for free. Not in this day and age.

I know that there are members here who are hurting right now because of the economic downturn. People who are trying to keep their businesses viable or who just watched their pensions dry up and evaporate.
No one expects you to start playing Santa Claus if you’re in that boat. We all know you would donate if you could. When things get better – you can get the next round. We know you’re good for it.

For the rest of us -the steadily, lucratively employed: well how about it, eh?
We get a lot here. We always have.
No one will say anything if you don’t help out.
That’s what they call the honor system.

But aren’t we conservatives supposed to be the ones who are honorable?

Steve – sorry for jumping in where maybe I had no right to go, but this site is valuable. It needs to be kept going. Contributions from the membership here is a resource that is long overdue.

Please folks – help if you can.

I am sorry, Steve, for the state of the economy for your sake, right now. I know it must be taking its toll if you’re having to make tough choices such as this. I only hope that you are able to weather the storm, and I hope you will always feel free to send up a flare if you find yourself off course, weak, and in need of assistance. We need your site for commaraderie, illumination, and motivation.

And thank-you to everyone here, visible and invisible, who help Steve keep this boat afloat.