Last night I watched our fearless leader make his case for the Iraq Surge. And later on, as if compelled by some unspeakable cosmic force seeking sense and order in the universe, I picked up a book to read before going to sleep and came across the following passage…

We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.

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There is nothing progressive about being pig headed and refusing to admit a mistake. And I think if you look at the present state of the world, it is pretty plain that humanity has been making some big mistake. We are on the wrong road. And if that is so, we must go back. Going back is the quickest way on.

The passage was written, or I should say read aloud over British radio, in 1942 by C.S. Lewis.

I wonder if it has any significance today. I’m not sure, it’s pretty cryptic stuff. It probably isn’t relevant at all. I don’t even know why I bring it up. Do horses wear socks? Is anybody listening to me?

Subtly cool head nod to Mikhaela for the cartoon linked above, and Freddy Boom Boom for recommending Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Interesting read so far.

In case you live in a cave, there’s a bit of unrest throughout the Muslim world in response to editorial cartoons published in Danish newspapers last year. Other countries then decided to widely publish those same cartoons and say “Hey, lookie here! These are the cartoons that are driving the Muslims crazy!” Well, let’s just say that made things slightly worse. This cartoon skewers the whole sordid mess and likely puts its creator one notch above the Danes on the jihad hit list.

What does the little purple dinosaur thing have to say? “Oh my! That IS outrageous. I’m so upset I could kill a Jooooo. Or at least kidnap and rape a white person. The Muslims are so upset, they could shit a jeeehad.”

And for the record, not every U.S. newspaper has avoided publishing the controversial cartoons. My hometown Philadelphia Inquirer showed some quijones and published them in their entirety.

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