09-13-2010, 01:25 PM
Works for me. I'm told the same it true of Vortigern. (A sly ploy to lure Robert Vermaat back into the conversation.)
(The tradition of so addressing the American President supposedly goes back to the inauguration of George Washington and the question of how to address the nation's new chief executive. "His High Mightiness, the President of the United States and Protector of their Liberties" seemed unrepublican. "Mister President" struck the proper egalitarian but respectful note, and followed patterns already established in England and France: Mr. Speaker in the House of Commons and Monsieur le Président in the 18th century French Parlement.)
(The tradition of so addressing the American President supposedly goes back to the inauguration of George Washington and the question of how to address the nation's new chief executive. "His High Mightiness, the President of the United States and Protector of their Liberties" seemed unrepublican. "Mister President" struck the proper egalitarian but respectful note, and followed patterns already established in England and France: Mr. Speaker in the House of Commons and Monsieur le Président in the 18th century French Parlement.)
"Fugit irreparabile tempus" (Irrecoverable time glides away) Virgil
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