Gosh, I enjoy our comments section. In the online Marketplace of Ideas, there is no more stimulating Vermont food-for-thought stand. (Although R/Vermont on Reddit and #vtpoli on X are pretty cool, too.)
On a regular basis some political Pooh-Bah suggests I eliminate or severely restrict the comments section. They’d weigh in more if only they didn’t have to face the slings and arrows of the commenters. I always say that I while I try hard to keep the bathwater of public discourse clean, I will never toss out the baby.
Today’s favorite quote comes from H. Jay Eshelman, the Wordsmith of Westminster, in response to yesterday’s news analysis by Austin Davis (no slouch in the punditry department, either), “Trump’s total control creates uncertainty for Vermont“:
“The entire world stalks its financial prey at the great American watering hole. And they’re running it dry. Its resources are not sustainable.”
Keep up the great commenting Jay and everyone else. From time to time I will republish IMHO top-of-the-line comments, but only from authors who use their complete and real names. (More to come on that subject in the next few months.) – the Editor