Clearly the best: Of the alterations to the modern Pledge of Allegiance collected by the Washington Post, Christopher Buckley's is clearly the best.

It doesn't quite have the same ring to it: I think it's time for Bush to get in the wayback machine and hire some speechwriters with some eloquence.

JFK, 1961: And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

GWB, 2005: The Department of Defense has set up a Web site, AmericaSupportsYou.mil. You can go there to learn about private efforts in your own community.