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Ms. Noonan, I would wager, is "comfortable with God," at least as I understand what you are implying. I can't discern from a snipped post, and, curiously, the WSJ was not available at my usual stop this AM, so I didn't have an opportunity to read it. My hunch is that there is way more to her comments than a quick read would reveal.

I thought the innaugural was right on -- inspiring, actually -- in terms of the gravity of the statements; the only thing that bothered me was the inclusion of the Koran in the part where he rattled off the littany of "holy books." I made a mental note to get more info on the Koran and settle the question for myself.

If Ms. Noonan was stating that the speech could be interpreted (by those inclined to do so) as playing into a game of one-upmanship with the notable leftists who have recently "got religion," I can understand that concern.