I agree: I for one don't think it's helpful to give Ms. Noonan a pass for the "too much God" column.
I think what shocked me most of all is that somehow she thought President Bush's inaugural remarks were some kind of (horrific) departure from what he has been saying and doing all along.
To me it looked like she had entered the Parallel Universe. She says she took time off work (at "great financial loss") to work for Bush's re-election: well, WTH did she think he/his administration stood for? I mean, what was such a great shock to her that he believes human freedom is the key to peace in our time?
I'm just at a loss to explain where she came up with this cognitive disconnect.
"She says she took time off work (at "great financial loss")
Yes, thanks for remembering that strangest remark in the middle of that strange column.