“Fairy tales can come true, they can happen to you,
“If you’re Gary Hart.
“Donna Rice may be nice, like sugar and spice,
“If you’re Gary Hart.
“You can kick in the tush a Gephardt or Bush,
“And the polls say you’re good for one last big push,
“But here is the best part, you’ve got a head start,
“If you are the one and only Gary Hart.
From 1987. Even stranger than Monkey Business was Sen. Hart receiving a direct appointment to the rank of Lt. Cdr. in the Naval Reserve, with no prior military service. The year was 1979 and Jimmah Carter was desperate to gain allies in the Senate, so he directed his SecyNavy to give Hart a commission.
