My column on manners and civility touched a chord with a number of readers who sent me personal e-mails and called. I even had one gentleman from Magnolia mail a copy of “George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation.” Thank you, Mr. Fallin, for the great book and kind words.

A couple of letters to the editor, which appear in the letters column on this page, made me realize that I had not been clear in identifying the rude folks who inspired my column.

On Jan. 6, U.S. Congressman Mike Ross and U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln both had meet...