[Pete C]

President "W" Bush gets an invite from the Queen to come and visit
her in England. One afternoon when drinking tea, he asks her what's
the secret of her success? She tells him that she relies on her people
a lot and therefore she must be certain that they are intelligent. She
decides to show him exactly what she means and phones Tony Blair. "Now
listen carefully, Mr. Bush. I'm going to ask Mr. Blair a question to
determine his intelligence."

On the phone she says, "Oh hello Mr. Blair, I have a question for
you. Your mother has a child, and your father has a child. This child
is not one of your brothers and is not one of your sisters. Who is he?"

Tony Blair responds, "It's me."
"Correct. Thank you, Bye" said the Queen and she hangs up.
"Did you get that Mr. Bush?"
"Yes'm. Thanks a lot! I'll definitely be using that!"
Once back in the US he decides that he has doubts about some
Republicans and he's going to ask them the question. He arranges a
meeting with Jesse Helms, the Senator from North Carolina and asks him,
"Mr.. Helms, I know you're the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee,
and I need to trust your judgment. I have a question for you. "

"Anything to stimulate the mind of this old Southerner," Helms
responds.

"Uhh, your mother has a child. And your father has a child. It is
not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?" asks Bush.

Helms thinks. And he thinks. Then he responds, "Umm, Y'all must
gimme some time to think about it."

Bush decides to give him a day to come up with the correct
answer. That afternoon, Helms calls a meeting to discuss the question
and get an answer.

But NOBODY knows! They've drawn up a Jesse Helms family tree, to
no avail.

The next morning, he realizes that he has to give G Dub an answer
and as a last resort, he decides to phone Colin Powell.

"Colin, Your mother has a child, and your father has a child. It
is not your brother, and not your sister. Who is it?"

Powell answers immediately, "Hey, Jesse, it's me of course, you
dumb Cracker!"

Helms rushes to Bush's office, very impressed to know the answer
to such a difficult question! "Mr. Bush, I know! I know who it is! It is
Colin Powell!"

"No, you dumb ****. It's Tony Blair!"