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.