the_runt69
29-04-06, 04:17 PM
A motorist, on his way home from work in Westminster came to a dead halt
> in traffic and thought to himself,
>
> "Wow, this traffic seems worse than usual."
>
> After a short while he noticed a police officer coming towards him
> between the lines of stopped cars.
>
> He rolled down his window and asked, "Officer, what's the hold up?"
>
> The constable replied,
>
> "Tony Blair is depressed, so he has stopped his motorcar and is
> threatening to douse himself with petrol and set himself on fire.
>
> He is upset that no one believes his stories:
> about why we went to war in Iraq;
> or that there is no pension crisis; and no worsening economy;
> or that there is no constant adding of stealth taxes;
> or that the health service is safe in his hands;
> or that his education reforms are doing any good;
> or that immigration is under control;
> or that he is not George Bush's lapdog;
> or that his party's proposed tax cuts won't help anyone except his wealthy
> friends;
> or that his chairmanship of the European Community hasn't just led to
> more power being surrendered to the French;
> or that the sacked NHS boss deserves his multi-million payoff and peerage;
> or that his Cartier-adorned Wicked Witch never breaks the ministerial
> code over her blind passion for freebies;
> or that none of his cabinet ministers have ever had dodgy spouses and/or
> secret offshore bank accounts and/or questionable shareholdings;
> or that he will never be caught up in Silvio's dirty laundry spin;
> Or that following the 'sham' Hutton report he is increasingly using the
> BBC for his own political ends .
>
> So we're taking up a collection for him."
> ..
> ..
> Thoughtfully, the man asked, "How much have you got so far?"
> ..
> ..
> "About 40 gallons, but some people are still siphoning
>
>
> in traffic and thought to himself,
>
> "Wow, this traffic seems worse than usual."
>
> After a short while he noticed a police officer coming towards him
> between the lines of stopped cars.
>
> He rolled down his window and asked, "Officer, what's the hold up?"
>
> The constable replied,
>
> "Tony Blair is depressed, so he has stopped his motorcar and is
> threatening to douse himself with petrol and set himself on fire.
>
> He is upset that no one believes his stories:
> about why we went to war in Iraq;
> or that there is no pension crisis; and no worsening economy;
> or that there is no constant adding of stealth taxes;
> or that the health service is safe in his hands;
> or that his education reforms are doing any good;
> or that immigration is under control;
> or that he is not George Bush's lapdog;
> or that his party's proposed tax cuts won't help anyone except his wealthy
> friends;
> or that his chairmanship of the European Community hasn't just led to
> more power being surrendered to the French;
> or that the sacked NHS boss deserves his multi-million payoff and peerage;
> or that his Cartier-adorned Wicked Witch never breaks the ministerial
> code over her blind passion for freebies;
> or that none of his cabinet ministers have ever had dodgy spouses and/or
> secret offshore bank accounts and/or questionable shareholdings;
> or that he will never be caught up in Silvio's dirty laundry spin;
> Or that following the 'sham' Hutton report he is increasingly using the
> BBC for his own political ends .
>
> So we're taking up a collection for him."
> ..
> ..
> Thoughtfully, the man asked, "How much have you got so far?"
> ..
> ..
> "About 40 gallons, but some people are still siphoning
>
>