Dear Editor,
I was intrigued by Mr Zephyr’s letter headed ‘Hail to the Chief’ and the comments which followed it.
I could not help chuckling at the thought that just four words could be spun, to poke fun at out-of-favour American chief executives whenever they make an entrance.
In the 1970s when President Nixon faced impeachment, his detractors came up with the line “Jail to the Chief.”  Then a few years ago when President George W Bush was allowed a second term in the White House which his detractors felt was based on irregularities at the polls, they sang “Hail to the Thief.” Neat.
Perhaps some genius will be able to create, in due course, a (favourable) spin on this anthem in praise of President-elect Barack Obama.
Yours faithfully,
Geralda Dennison