Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

The Simplest of Thank-You's

Can I thank you in passing for helping 'me'
  for easing 'my way' into the Presidency

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Bush Jr. might have thanked Clinton for an economy
  that produced a budget surplus, amazingly

But he focused on his own alleged decency
  deriding his predecessor's public immorality

Mr. Obama didn't thank Mr. Bush for his fight against terror
  instead castigating George W. for his economic errors

And Mr Trump declined to give Mr. Obama his due
  for steady job growth, a comeback in stock prices too

Now Mr. Biden touts his own 'magnificent job' on vaccinations
  ignoring Mr. Trump's Operation Warp Speed, the true causation

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The elites lecture us: We have to be more civil, more polite
  When the simplest of thank-you's they can't even get right

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Lindsay Laurie May 1, 2021 at 5:51 PM Hello Gershon ... we raise our kids to be honest and kind then they see the leaders act like they do - thank you Gershon - Lindsay Gershon Wolf May 1, 2021 at 8:51 PM It's a real shame, isn't it, Lindsay. Thanks for the comment, and Happiness to you, Gershon

Unseeking Seeker April 30, 2021 at 9:42 AM Ego blocks the simple thank you emote Gershon Wolf April 30, 2021 at 11:58 AM You're right, Seeker. Ego blocks t-y, ergo, let us block ego! ~ Superego

Judy Ball April 29, 2021 at 11:33 AM Well Said My Friend And Brother ! It's good to see someone bring out the obvious that gets ignored. Good Stuff. Brings an old saying to mind: You can please some people some time And you can please other people other times but you can't please everybody No Time. God Bless, JB Gershon Wolf April 29, 2021 at 5:13 PM Ha,ha! As they say, you can't please anyone 'til you say thank you. Our Presidents can't even spell it. Take good care, Judy!

Robert L. Hinshaw April 29, 2021 at 10:23 AM Right on, Gershon. Civility seems to have been deleted from our dictionaries. Very insightful thoughts in this one. Bob Gershon Wolf April 29, 2021 at 4:50 PM You are so right, Bob. Decency has gone the way of common sense. ~ Thomas Payne