Wow — Closing In on $175,000

It is the season of gratitude, so let me say thank you — to you. 

National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr. (National Review) Dear Friend of NR, It is the season of gratitude, so let me say thank you — to you.  Thank you for caring so much about NR and our mutual cause. Thank you for the words of encouragement we hear from so many of you, and occasionally the words of correction and dissent. Thank you for taking so much time to read, listen to, and watch what we produce.  And thank you, as well, for giving to our fall webathon.    It's been a smashing success, so much so that I've lost track of how many times we've raised the goal upward, but in the final hours here we are closing in on $175,000. Can you help us get there? It won't take much, just $5 or $50 or $500 or $5,000 from a hundred of you or so (please don't check my math — it's not my forte). SUPPORT NR We've already had more than 1,000 people contribute, which is tremendous.  If you're grateful for the insights, reporting, wit, honest analysis, and absolute devotion to the ideas that have made this country great that you get at NR, please consider chipping in something.  I submit that if NR didn't exist, no one in the current environment would invent it, which is another reason it's so important to keep it thriving.  If you've already given, again, I'm very grateful.  If you're considering helping at the last moment here, thank you, as well.  And if you're merely reading this for the heck of it, well, thanks for that, too (see what a truly grateful mood I'm in?). I'm wishing you and yours a happy and blessed Thanksgiving. We live in a truly great land, one that we need to defend at all costs.  Thanks for reading.  Sincerely,   Rich Lowry Editor in Chief National Review SUPPORT NR No longer wish to receive NRPLUS notifications? Adjust your preferences.  NATIONAL REVIEW 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701 New York, NY, 10036