Dear Oxford English Dictionary Editor:

As evidenced by the quotation below, taken from a Washington Post story about the lack of postwar planning by the Bush administration, the word "progress" and the phrase "we're making progress" are hereby worthless, empty, and devoid of all meaning.

Best,
Bill Shein

In a speech last month to soldiers at Fort Bragg, N.C., President Bush pointed to the Iraqi elections and efforts to improve roads, schools and basic services. "Rebuilding a country after three decades of tyranny is hard, and rebuilding while at war is even harder. Our progress has been uneven, but progress is being made."