Rich proves columns need not be poor.

Mr. Rich,

Well said. Amid all the daily pundit-dung and dry drivel that tries to pass itself off as legitimate commentary, your columns consistently demonstrates that all is not lost. Your work proves it's possible for those writers willing to put work into the reflective (rather than reactive) phase of political writing can produce reasoned assessments of the partisan landscape that not only engage the reader, but inform the debate. A rare gift - too bad so many of your contemporaries have not set their sights higher to emulate your model.

If the GOP is serious about resurrecting its bankrupt ideological message it should launch a search to find your conservative Doppleganger to articulate its case. Of course, that assumed the GOP right-wing and its moderates can actually unite and come up with something worth articulating?

In the meantime, keep up the campaign calling for the genesis of a cogent and viable opposition to oppose Obama's policies. Not only is an opposition necessary - but were it to both robust and credible - it could only help shape his priorities in ways that could only benefit his presidency.