i can t help but think of the first time i said farewell to bob. when he left the senate in 1996, i remember he quoted a poem by karl sandberg, in his final speech on the senate floor. i tell you, the past, a bucket of ashes. i tell you yesterday, is a wind going down. a sun dropped in the west. i tell you there is nothing in the world, only an ocean of tomorrows. a sky of tomorrows.
i can t help but think of the first time i said farewell to bob is when he left the senate in 1976. i remember he quoted a poem by sanberg. i toll you there s a puckett of ashes and i nile till you yesterday is going down, a sun dropped in the west. i they will you there is nothing in the world, only an ocean of tomorrows, a sky of many of
ways of life. but he had that frontier optimism. and so he saw something more on the horizon. and he wrote, i speak of new cities and new people. the past is a bucket of ashes. yesterday is a wind gone down. a sun dropped in the west. there is only an ocean of tomorrows. a sky of tomorrows. america, we ve made it through the worst of yesterday s winds. we just have to have the courage to keep moving forward. we ve got to set our eyes on the horizon. we will find an ocean of tomorrows. we will find a sky of tomorrows for the american people. and for this great country that we love. so thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. the president of the united states ending on an optimistic tone. speaking in galesburg, illinois,
life. but he had that frontier optimism. so he saw something more on the horizon. and he wrote, i speak of new cities and new people. the past is a bucket of ashes. yesterday is a wind gone down, a sun dropped in the west. there is only an ocean of tomorrows, a sky of tomorrows. america, we ve made it through the worst of yesterday s winds. we just have to have the courage to keep moving forward. we ve got to set our eyes on the horizon. we will find an ocean of tomorrows. we will find a sky of tomorrows for the american people and for this great country that we love. so thank you. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. there you have it. president obama wrapping up a