The Magic of Language

Lincoln told us that if you call a sheep's tail a leg, the sheep still only has four legs. But he didn't consider the possibility of a three-legged sheep. Nowadays our politicians call something whatever suits them. When the opposition is forced on the defensive, it validates the lie. Let's not discount the power of language to shape ideas and sensibilities. (Stick with me here and eventually I'll get into my theory of "information streams" and "thought stacks."