“Rich:

I support various blogs via their PayPal or Amazon tip jars. Put something like that up on your site and I’ll use it. And, yes, I have ALREADY subscribed to NRODT so that avenue of revenue enhancement has been used. I suppose I could get a gift subscription for my brother, the Democrat. Actually that’s a capital idea, but I digress. Gimme somethin’ to stuff a tip in and I’ll tip ya. Over and out.”

Where have you been? Here’s our Pay-Pal link.

“Rich,

I’m about to make a contribution to NRO, but would like to ask a question first.

After I make the contribution, will I be forever deluged and pestered with subsequent requests? In the past, organizations to whom I’ve contributed like PBS, and, I regret to say, the National Republican Committee have put me on their “list” and I’ve been continually pestered to contribute again. Please tell me that NRO won’t do that.”

No, we won’t.

“Rich:

Stop it! You’re breaking my heart! Okay, I just subscribed to NRODT … AND donated to NRO via PayPal. All this on one condition: I insist on getting updates on Cosmo’s quest to rid the world of the Squirrel Masters of Destruction.”

I think we can be pretty sure those will keep coming. And who knows–one day Cosmo may even catch something?!?

“This usually doesn’t work on me, but between you and Lopez I couldn’t take the guilt trips anymore. My NRODT is on the way. I expect a full-scale article on stopping Cosmo’s Evil Squirrels next month.” Hmmm. If someone kicks in a $10,000 contribution I promise to commission an article on Cosmo’s squirrel hunting for print mag. For $50,000 I’ll make it a cover story (maybe). For $100,000 I’ll take the smelly guy on a squirrel-hunt myself.

“okay, i broke down and subscribed to the paper magazine. just curious: how many new subscriptions have you gotten in, oh, say, the last two weeks?”

Don’t known specific numbers. But I think we’ve had a spike.

“Mr. Lowry,

Now, I’m already a subscriber, all well and good. But do you guys lose ad revenue from the paper edition if I was to donate rather than subscribe? I know one guy’s a drop in the bucket, but I’d rather not contribute to the fall of this great enterprise. My first thought was “give them the $80 a year for the subscription and just request the subscription be sent elsewhere,” but this may have an ill effect on circulation numbers, cumulatively. Should I just let y’all worry about that? I really don’t need the extra paper clutter around the house.”

We prefer subscriptions–you can send the extra ones elsewhere.

Thanks for all the subscriptions and donations! I have more e-mails, but don’t have time to go through them at the moment…