Although I know that Frank Rich and I don't share the same הַשׁקַפָה (hashkafa: worldview, or perspective), I read his Sunday Opinion Piece because I like seeing how he weaves together the variety of events that take place over the course of the week. No other columnist tries to perform a similar feat. Often, this effort leads to some interesting insights by the sheer virtue of juxtaposing issues that may not apparently have much to do with one another.

Seeing Frank Rich's Opinion piece in the Sunday NYT reminded me of the 2000 presidential Election, during which the left declared that there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats. That view was based in the argument that both parties answer primarily to corporate money, and it became the foundation of Ralph Nader's presidential campaign. After the election, some liberals were distraught that "Bush stole the election." Others, however, were angry at the left for supporting Nader, an act which led to a loss of votes for Al Gore.