Readers Comments with Haloscan Experiencing Problems?

The Haloscan commenting system which permits you, the reader, to get in your two cents appears to be shakier today than usual.

I apologize for any difficulty you might be experiencing in participating in the discussion here at Mike's America.

I don't know what is worse: the occasional glitches and growing pains with Haloscan or the everyday nuisance of being asked to decipher gibberish with Google commenting word verification?