An email: “I’m truly torn over attending Monday’s NRO West Coast Jamboree. While I’m interested in listening to the comments and opinions of the NRO staff and readers, the thought of the Bay Area kooks getting wind of more than 10

Republicans in one location might be more than I’m willing to tolerate.

“I have this picture in my mind of pseudo-activists from The Haight, Cal, UC

Santa Cruz, and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley creating a protest that looks

like a weird combination of Burning Man and the Iraqi War protest marches.

“It’s crazy but true. I’d love to put a W04 sticker on my new Saab, but it would be seriously damaged if I parked it on the streets. Such is life when you live in this glorious city.”

Another one: “I’ll be there. I’ll bet one of our guests will have enough cash to pick up everyone’s tab. Or maybe I’ve been reading too much Paul Krugman?” Well, even if someone could pick up the tab, that would be wrong–because they should spend the money here.