Offshoreonly.com - Bush meets the Queen

While visiting England, George 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 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'd mind answering a question for me?"

"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?"

"Uhh, 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. Helms immediately calls meeting
of other senior Republican 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, 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 idiot."

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, Senator. It's Tony Blair."