I told my son, “You will marry the girl I choose.”
He immediately responded, “NO!”
So, I said, “But she’s Bill Gates’ daughter.”
Without hesitation, he replied, “OK.”
Next, I called Bill Gates and proposed, “I want your daughter to marry my son.”
Bill Gates firmly said, “NO.”
Then I added, “But my son is the CEO of the World Bank.”
Bill Gates reconsidered and said, “OK.”
Finally, I called the President of the World Bank and requested, “Make my son the CEO.”
He flatly refused, “NO.”
Then I mentioned, “But he’s Bill Gates’ son-in-law.”
The President quickly changed his tune and said, “OK.”
And that, my friend, is how politics really works…