I first started reading The Guardian after September 11th, and, if I needed a straw man to argue against, there seems to be no better source than their columnists. Every once in a while, there is something intelligent there worth reading, but most of the time it's like staring at a car wreck. Today's column by Polly Toynbee is one such example. It's yet another "religion is the source of all that's bad in the world" spiel prompted by the refusing of "secularists" (admittedly a nicer sounding term than the 'a' word) to help make something called the Thought of the Day for some radio station. My favorite line from her fanatical rant is "The Pope kills millions through his reckless spreading of Aids." Who knew such an old man could get around like that? I guess that should quell any argument about him being so feeble he must retire. The other great line is how she argues the proof that morality is inherent in everyone is a child crying out, "Unfair!" Well, that is the liberal motto... and arguably my most hated term of all. Fair and Unfair are the bastard, in and out of juvee children of Just and Unjust, cried by ninnies who want things their way irregardless of others. Anyone who takes whining as a sign of morality is a scary person indeed.

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