Yeah, you're probably right about that, Slag. The character always outlives the author in the end.

But here's a tip. There's one way to unencumber yourself of one of those endless, useless arguments that people get in on political threads and other such contentious threads. You simply let the other guy have the last word...and you never respond to it. ;-)

Eventually he forgets all about it and goes off to fight with somebody else instead of you. It saves much pointless aggravation for the one who is wise enough not to insist on having the last word.