FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY (FROM A 12/3/2006 E-MAIL COURTESY OF KELLY LYNNE)

Found this off of my OLD blog which still exists in the ether:

>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."