I think this is a great idea, and I wish sfgate.com would do the same thing! As timmaah says, I, too, am amazed that newspapers allow comments on their stories,

I think this is a great idea, and I wish sfgate.com would do the same thing! As timmaah says, I, too, am amazed that newspapers allow comments on their stories, as it just devolves into left vs. right for almost every story on the site!