Several years ago, America paused to mark the passing of a great man. Kudos and compliments came by the boatload. No, it was not someone who brought world peace or cured cancer or accomplished some incredible feat. This was the man they called the "Entertainer of the Century," Bob Hope. As Woody Allen noted, "It's hard for me to imagine a world without Bob Hope in it." I suspect there are millions of others who would echo that, especially those who, as young men and women in uniform around the world at some distant Christmas, were able to enjoy his traveling shows to bases in the far corners of the globe. We agreed with President Bush that "America [has] lost a great citizen. We mourn the passing of Bob Hope. Bob Hope made us laugh." Indeed — thanks for the memory, Bob.

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