Dear Public Radio: We love your stuff and really want it to keep going. But what's with the Pledge Drive?

Dear Public Radio, You do things no other media can do. Every show is insightful, demanding, and intelligent. You help the world multi-task. Why just last month, with a mere ten minutes of listening in the car on the way to quaff pitches of Miller Lite at Pannini’s, you helped me understand the role super-delegates play in the Democratic primary, explained why the new Russian president Medvedev is less Putin than one would think, and changed my carburetor. Amazing. ...