Paul Mathews: There is another thread that asks “What makes you feel a teensy bit superior?” Posting under my own name here does it for me. I blurked here for years before I starting posting, fairly recently, in large part because I suspected that I personally knew 90% of the conservative commenters on this blog and I thought many of their comments were utterly shameful and adolescent they would NEVER post them under their own names. I guess I was prudish, egotistical, and naive to think they might actually notice my postings, and maybe moderate, or try out posting under their own names. The postings here with respect to Mrs. Jacobson, Rep. Nonini and Councilman Kennedy have been, in particular, mean, stupid, sick and mostly un-funny -- very accurately labeled “derangement syndrome” by some. Tina’s “big stick” method of bringing change will ultimately probably be as ineffectual as my feeble attempt. But really, who can blame her? The comments about her on this blog have not risen to middle-school level slurs. Cattullus you aint.

Question: Should more be done to control comments on this blog?