An American friend sent this one to me----------
The Queen's Riddle **
>
> Barack Obama met with the Queen of England . He asked her, "Your Majesty,
> how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can
give
> to me?"
>
> "Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself
> with intelligent people."
>
> Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around me are
> really intelligent?"
>
> The Queen took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer
> an intelligent riddle." The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. "Please
> send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
>
> Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, my Queen?"
>
> The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please, Tony, your mother and
> father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister..
Who
> is it?"
>
> Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answered, "That would be me."
>
> "Yes! Very good," said the Queen.
>
> Obama went back home to ask Joe Biden, his vice presidential choice the
same
> question. "Joe, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a
> child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"
>
> "I'm not sure," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one." He went
> to his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an answer.
>
> Finally, he ended up in the men's room and recognized Colin Powell's shoes
> in the next stall. Biden asked Powell, "Colin, can you answer this for me?
> Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your
> sister. Who is it?" Colin Powell yelled back, "That's easy, it's me!"
>
> Biden smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with Obama.
> "Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin
> Powell!"
>
> Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and angrily yelled into his face,
"No!
> you idiot! It's Tony Blair!"
>
> AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS PRECISELY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR FEDERAL
> GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON D.C.