The Four Ghosts of the White House
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> One night, George W. Bush is tossing restlessly in his White House
> bed. He awakens to see George Washington standing by him Bush asks
> him, "George, what''s the best thing I can do to help the country?"
>
> "Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did," Washington
> advises, and then fades away...
> The next night, Bush is astir again, and sees 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 sleep still does not come for Bush. He 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."
2007-02-19
01:08:58
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