THE pdrt: Thnk u vry much. nd 2nite, i have a hi prvlg nd distinct hnr of my own -- as the 1st prdt 2 bgn the St of the Un mssg w/ these wrds: Mdm Spkr.
N hs day, the lt Cmn Thomas Dalesandro frm Bmore, Maryland, saw pdrt Rvelt nd Truman @ this rstrm. But ntng could cmpare w/ the sight of his only doter, Nancy, prsiding 2nite as Spker/House of Rep. Cngrtltns, Mdm Spkr.
2 mmbrs of the Hse nd Ste r not w/ us t2nite, nd we pray 4 the recovery nd spdy rtn of Sen Tim Johnson nd Cman Charlie Norwood.
Mdm Spkr, VP Cheney, mmbrs /Congress, dtngstd guests, nd fellow citizns:
The rite of custm brings us tgetr at a defining hour -- whn decisns r hrd nd courage is needd. We ntr the yr 2007 w/ lg ndvrs underway, nd others that r ours 2 begin. N all of this, much is askd of us. We must hv the will 2 face dfft chllngs nd dtrmnd nmies -- nd the wisdom 2 face them 2gether.
Some n ths chmbr r new 2 the Hse nd the Snt -- nd i congrtlt the Dmcrt maj. Cngrss has chngd, but not r rspnsblts. Each of us is guided by r own cnvctns -- nd 2 these we must stay fthfl. Yet we r all held 2 the same stndrds, nd called 2 serve the same gd prpss: 2 xtnd this nations prsprty; 2 spend the ppls $ wisely; 2 slv prblms, not leave them 2 ftr gentns; 2 guard Amca agnst all evil; nd 2 keep faith w/ those we have sent 4th 2 dfnd us.
We r not the 1st 2 come here w/ a gvt divided nd uncertainty n the air. Lk many be4 us, we can wrk thru our dfferncs, nd achieve big things 4 the Amn ppl. R citizens dnt much care whch side of the aisl we sit on -- as long as we r wilng 2 cross that aisl when there is work 2 be done. R job is 2 make life betr 4 r fellow Amns, nd 2 help them 2 build a future of hope nd opprtity -- nd this is the bnss be4 us 2nite.
-------------------------It's pretty imperfect, but translation is hard sometimes.
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did you write that whole thing yourself?
Well, no. I merely translated it into text-ese.
That would take a lot of nickels to send.
Nathan, don't make me get onto you about not posting!
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