While visiting England, George Bush is invited to tea with HRH The Queen.
President Bush asks her majesty what her "real" leadership  philosophy is.
HRH replies that it is quite simply to surround  herself with intelligent
people. President Bush then asks how she knows  if they're truly
intelligent.
"I usually do so by asking  them the right questions," says the Queen.
"Allow me to demonstrate."  She then phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime
Minister, please answer  this question:
 Your mother has a child, and your father has a child,  and this child is
not your brother or sister. Who is it?"
Tony Blair immediately responds, "Certainly, the child would be me, ma'am."
"Correct.  Thank you and good-bye, Mr. Prime Minister," says  the Queen.
She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr. President?" "Yes, your
Majesty.Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that.
Upon returning to Washington, President Bush decides he'd  better put the
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the  test. He summons
Jesse Helms to the White House and says, "Senator Helms, I wonder if you can
answer a question for me."
"Why, of  course, Mr. President"... What's on your mind?"
"Uhh," says  President Bush, "your mother has a child, and your father has a
child,  and this child is not your brother or your sister. Who is> it?"
Helms hems and haws, "Can I think about it and get back to you?"
Bush agrees, and Helms leaves and immediately calls a meeting of other
senior Republican senators, and they proceed to puzzle over the question for
several hours but nobody can come up with an answer.
Finally, in desperation, Helms calls Colin Powell at the State Department
and explains his problem. Senator Helms poses the question as follows: "Now
lookee here, son, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and
this child is not your brother or your sister.  Who is it?"
Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course, you  dumb cracker."
Much relieved, Senator Helms rushes back to the  White House and exclaims,
"Mr. President, I know the answer, sir! I know  who it is! It's Colin
Powell!"
President Bush replies in total  disgust: "Wrong, you dumb sh*t, it's Tony
Blair!"

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