[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12087-12088]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO SENATOR KENNEDY

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2008

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speaker, I would like to submit the 
following passage on Senator Ted Kennedy written by Albert Carey 
Caswell.

                            A Lion in Winter

     A Lion in Winter . . .
     Facing The Storm, with The Heart of A Champion . . . so very 
           warm . . .

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     Where courage lives, to help you move on!

     An American Tale, as a nation so stands behind you Ted . . . 
           with all of our prayers, so now!
     Take this to your heart Ted, take this to your soul . . . as 
           you move out so to behold!

     In this your battle to be won . . .
     In this your war to be waged, in this but another chapter Ted 
           . . . in your life's most heroic page . . . of all 
           ones!
     As you face this new morning, as you face this dark sun!

     Standing Tall, to do what must so be done!
     To Fight That Good Fight, To Wage That Great War, our Lion In 
           Winter . . . Our Precious American Son sure!
     From deep down inside, that great Irish Heart . . . win this 
           Great Battle, This Great War begun . . .

     For A Lion In Winter . . .
     With the Heart of A Champ, against all odds . . . we can hear 
           your roar, can victory so command!
     For no man known's more, what a heart can so endure . . . and 
           can so stand!

     Ted it's the bottom of the 9th, with two outs!
     Like the Teddy before you of The Sox's, we know you too can 
           pull this one out!
     Go with God My Son, as you have always done . . . we know you 
           will be rounding the bases, no doubt!

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