The Queen’s Riddle
Barack Obama met with the Queen of
England. He asked her, “Your Majesty, how do you run such an
efficient government? Are there any tips you can give to
me?”
“Well,” said the Queen, “the most important thing is to surround
yourself with intelligent people.” Obama frowned, and then asked, “But how
do I know the people around me are really intelligent?”
The Queen
took a sip of tea. “Oh, that’s easy; you just ask them to answer an
intelligent
riddle.” The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. “Please
send Tony Blair in here, would you?”
Tony
Blair walked into the room and said, “Yes, Your Majesty?” The Queen smiled
and said, “Answer me this please, Tony, your mother and
father have a
child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is
it?”
Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answered, “That would be
me.”
“Yes! Very good,” said the Queen.
Obama went back home to
ask Joe Biden, his vice presidential choice the same
question. “Joe, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child.
It’s not your brother and it’s not your sister. Who is it?”
“I’m
not sure,” said Biden. “Let me get back to you on that one...” He went to
his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an
answer.
Finally,
he ran into Sarah Palin out eating one night. Biden
asked, “ Sarah, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father
have a child and it’s not your brother or your sister. Who is it?”
Sarah
Palin answered back, “That’s
easy, it’s me!”
Biden smiled, and said, “Thanks!” Then, he went
back to speak with Obama. “Say, I did some research and I have the answer
to that riddle. It’s Sarah Palin!”
Obama got up, stomped over to
Biden, and angrily yelled into his face, “No! you idiot! It’s Tony
Blair!”
....AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT’S GOING ON WITH OUR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON D.C.