Frank Rich loves the gays. On opinion pages that are pro-gay to begin with, Rich’s writing about gay rights and same-sex marriage sets him apart from his peers for his ability to capture the essence of the message on gay issues and concerns of the LGBT community.

Today is the ‘State of The Times‘ meeting, the annual New York Times get-together. Hot topic this year is paid content. However despite all the recent noises the paper has been making about paid content, managing editor Bill Keller is clearly a man hoping to put off the unsavory for as long as possible.

Here’s a story you’ve probably read in the New York Times: Chief executives at a major company, let’s say a bank, accumulate personal fortunes through bonuses and other compensation channels while their company wilts and withers under financial strain. But on Friday that story hit a little too close to home at the Times. Sulzberger!