Jokes aside, politicians have the last guffaw

The everyday humorist may have a couple to tell you about the local MP. But it always happens that the mundane politician ends up at the finishing line with the last guffaw, for all your funny ride of snides. Like they say, a politician wins by hook, by fluke `and mostly by crook‘.

But this candidate, euphoric over his election victory, broke the good news to his wife. “Honestly?”, cried his wife. To which the odd man retorted: “Now why bring that up?”

And speaking of honesty, heard about the difference between a bad politician and a good one? The good politician does everything that the bad one does, but never gets caught.

One defeated candidate, in a re-election bid, was dourly pulled up by the party boss: “You were ticked off for making a hundred unfulfilled promises,” thundered the whip. “Merely a hundred.”

And talking of promises, heard this one about why the young aspirant took to politics: “Because it seems like a promising career…” he came. “And I’m very good at making promises.”

But this veteran politician, while emphasising to the rank and file, on the way up the ladder said: “When I first ran for office, I told my voters I never took anything in my life. Now all I ask for is a chance.”

And on the subject of what it takes to be successful, he suggested: “Before you are elected, it takes the gift of the gab. But once you’re there, it takes the gift of the grab.