tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032215061405269161.post3966576622638138574..comments2008-12-31T14:30:59.796-08:00Lloyd Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714113443333330285noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032215061405269161.post-20681485494834884072008-12-31T14:30:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:30:00.000-08:00I guess it could be verse but I don't know how.<BR/><BR/>In these eight years we tempted fate<BR/>With the US model thought so great<BR/>We know we made a big mistake<BR/>The world's poor nerves we shock and grate<BR/>Now hard to find a friend or mate<BR/>To help the world's fears to abate<BR/>Our grateful hearts now celebrate<BR/>Adios, Goodbye Two Thousand Eight<BR/><BR/>Now dawn paints hope - a fine, thin line<BR/>Beyond the wreck we helped define<BR/>Our country's heritage astray and blind<BR/>A two-bit despot comes to mind<BR/>But deep in spirit we did mine<BR/>A bold new leader sure, sublime<BR/>So on we go in troubled time<BR/>In hope a new US role to find<BR/>Come on, get going! Two Thousand Nine<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hill Kemp, December 31, 2008Hill Kemphttp://www.capitoloffense.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032215061405269161.post-19829843810697213802008-12-30T05:57:00.000-08:002008-12-30T05:57:00.000-08:00Tue, 30-Dec-08, 09:00<BR/>Dear Mr. Garver:<BR/><BR/>Re.: "2008: Not So Great"<BR/><BR/>Still chuckling here; you consistently add a lift to my Tuesday mornings. After reading one of your insights, I can even pick up "The Wall Street Journal" and peruse what Mr. Murdoch is griping about.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the uplift.Jeffrey B.noreply@blogger.com