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While visiting England, George W. Bush is invited to tea with the
Queen. He asks her what her leadership philosophy is. She says
that it is to surround herself with intelligent people. He asks
how she knows if they're intelligent.

"I do so by asking them the right questions," says the Queen.
"Allow me to demonstrate."

She 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
  more...it?"

Tony Blair responds, "It's me, ma'am."

"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the Queen. She
hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr. Bush?"

"Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that!"

Upon returning to Washington, he 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, sir. What's on your mind?"

"Uh, 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 and finally asks, "Can I think about it and
get back to you?" Bush agrees, and Helms leaves. He
immediately calls a meeting of other senior senators, and they
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.

"Now look here Colin Powell, 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 ass."

Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House and
exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it is! It's Colin
Powell!" And Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, you dumb ass, It's
Tony Blair!"  less

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