too late

comments are doubtlessly closed on this howler of an op-ed piece ( if, indeed, they were ever opened )...but despite what the public editor has to say about a broader readership the nyt is an elitist newspaper...how do i know? pick up your copy of the new york times sunday magazine...got it? open the cover and what do you find? a two page black and white advertisement ( about $146,000 and change )for a patek philippe wrist watch that you don't own, you, " merely take care of it for the next generation"...no price ( if you have to ask you can't afford it )...my guess would be around what we paid for the house...flip to the next page and what do we find? a two page color advertisement ( $214,000 and change ) for 2,282 square foot condominium ( residence D5-05 ) for the bargain price of $4.8 million ( that explains why they can afford the color ad )...i think i could swing the monthly payment...how about you? or maybe just cash on the barrel head...no sweat...i subscribe to this rag specifically to find out what the elite are doing and thinking and saying as the carom though their daily routine existence...there is no better source for what madisons's "minor party" is up to than this..if comments were open i'd have to say "too late...your shameless pandering to the wealth of wall street is showing"