A reader writes:
"Just a report back. The emails have been coming in around 10 to 1 against allowing comments. I'll take it all under advisement."
Yeah, sure you will ...
It's readers like that who make me want to keep the current format - if only so their well-honed sarcasm doesn't get drowned out by obscenity and flaming and spam. After Coulter and Imus, I tend to think restraining the impulse to allow any comments any time might be a good thing for a while.