Save Frank Rich Society

This has to be quick, because I have to get to bed, but I couldn't pass up this Roger Kimball blog on New York Times Opinion Writer Frank Rich.  As noted earlier, my Middle Brother, Lance, sent me a link to the column and I blogged it.

In the piece linked above, Mr Kimball was a little hard on Mr Rich.  Read the article to see how hard.

His idea for a "Save Frank Rich Society" is here:

We shouldn’t.  But we shouldn’t just leave it at that. Frank Rich is clearly a man who needs help.  He is delusional, intoxicated partly by what he thinks of as his power at The New York Times, partly by his panoply of dislikes.  It cannot be healthy, indulging in all that — can we use the word? — hate.  Let’s start a “Save Frank Rich Society,” whose first aim would be to relieve him of a post in which he is clearly doing himself, and his newspaper, grave damage.  A man of his talents should really be elsewhere — writing PR for ACORN, for example.  Can’t someone find him an honest — or at least another — job?

The other interesting part of this was Comment Five from "Ryan."

You Republicans are the jokers.  A tiny racist party of fat, white, balding [DELETED] who wrecked the country and the army. No one gives a crap what you think now. WHY, BECAUSE YOU LOST THE ELECTION!

(My deletion.)

I wonder what "Ryan" will be saying in 17 months.  If the Republicans lose again in November 2010, he will feel justified.  If they win, then he will feel ... what, disgust with the voters?

In the interest of full disclosure, I buy, and read, The New York Times every Sunday. The Route 38 Store holds a copy for me.  I used to also buy The Washington Post, but the delivery chain broke down months ago and has not been reestablished.  (The WashPost has great comics.)  I guess I could drive down to Harvard Square to see if they have it.  Thinking.

Regards  —  Cliff