White House ghosts
Nov. 6th, 2005 03:55 pmCut and pasted from a forwarded email; sorry about all the >s.
>>>> FOUR GHOSTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE
>>>>
>>>> George W. Bush is tossing restlessly in bed. He awakens to
George
>>>> Washington standing by him. So Bush asks, "George, what's
the best
>>>> thing I can do to help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> "Set an honest and honorable example just as I did," replies
>>>> Washington who then fades away.
>>>>
>>>> The next night Bush is astir again with the ghost of Thomas
>>>> Jefferson moving through the darkened bedroom.
>>>>
>>>> Bush calls out, "Tom, please! What is the best thing I can
do to
>>>> help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> "Respect the Constitution as I did," Jefferson advises and
dims
>>>> from sight...
>>>>
>>>> The third night Bush awakens to see the ghost of FDR
hovering over
>>>> his bed. Bush whispers, "Franklin, what is the best thing I
can do
>>>> to help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> "Help the less fortunate just as I did," FDR replies and
fades into
>>>> the mist...
>>>>
>>>> Bush isn't sleeping well the fourth night when he sees
another
>>>> figure moving in the shadows. It is the ghost of Abraham
Lincoln.
>>>>
>>>> Bush pleads, "Abe, what is the best thing I can do right now
to
>>>> help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> Lincoln replies, "Go see a play."
>>>> FOUR GHOSTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE
>>>>
>>>> George W. Bush is tossing restlessly in bed. He awakens to
George
>>>> Washington standing by him. So Bush asks, "George, what's
the best
>>>> thing I can do to help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> "Set an honest and honorable example just as I did," replies
>>>> Washington who then fades away.
>>>>
>>>> The next night Bush is astir again with the ghost of Thomas
>>>> Jefferson moving through the darkened bedroom.
>>>>
>>>> Bush calls out, "Tom, please! What is the best thing I can
do to
>>>> help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> "Respect the Constitution as I did," Jefferson advises and
dims
>>>> from sight...
>>>>
>>>> The third night Bush awakens to see the ghost of FDR
hovering over
>>>> his bed. Bush whispers, "Franklin, what is the best thing I
can do
>>>> to help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> "Help the less fortunate just as I did," FDR replies and
fades into
>>>> the mist...
>>>>
>>>> Bush isn't sleeping well the fourth night when he sees
another
>>>> figure moving in the shadows. It is the ghost of Abraham
Lincoln.
>>>>
>>>> Bush pleads, "Abe, what is the best thing I can do right now
to
>>>> help the country?"
>>>>
>>>> Lincoln replies, "Go see a play."