If only ...

The Associated Press reports that Mohammed Khatami, apparently realizing his brand of moderation is unwelcome in the new Iran, is taking it on the road. And he's found a way to sell it to the west: blind optimism unfettered by any attempt to acknowledge reality.

The Islamic world is fed up with violence and extremism in the name of religion and is ready for an era of progressive, democratic Muslim governments, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Friday.

He really ought to get out more. If there's an Islamic world that's "fed up with violence and extremism in the name of religion," it's not in our solar system.