While visiting India , George Bush is invited to tea with

 

Indian President Abdul Kalam.

 

He asks Kalam what his leadership philosophy is. He says that,

 

it is to surround himself with intelligent people.

 

Bush asks how he knows if they're intelligent.

 

"I do so by asking them the right questions," says Kalam."Allow

 

me to demonstrate. "

 

Bush watches as Kalam phones Manmohan Singh and says, "Mr.

 

Prime Minister, please answer this question: your mother has a

child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your

 

brother or sister. Who is it?"

 

Manmohan immediately responds, "It's me, Sir !"

 

"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says Kalam. He hangs up

and says, "Did you get that, Mr. Bush?"

 

 

Bush nods: "Yes Mr. President. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be

 

using that!"

 

Bush, upon returning to Washington, decides he'd better put the

Condoleeza Rice to the test. Bush summons her to the White

House and says, "Condoleeza, I wonder if you can answer a

 

question for me."

 

"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?"

 

Bush poses the question: "Uhh, your mother has a child, and

your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or

 

your sister. Who is it?"

 

Rice was puzzled and finally asks, "Can I think about it and

 

get back to you?" Bush agrees, and Rice leaves. Rice

 

immediately calls a meeting of senior senators, and they puzzle

 

over the question for several hours, but nobody can come up

 

with an answer. Finally, in desperation, Rice calls Colin

 

Powell and explains the problem.

 

"Mr. Powell, your mother has a child, and your father has a

 

child, and this child is not your brother or your sister. Who

 

is it?"

 

Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course."

 

Much relieved, Rice rushes back to the White House, finds

George Bush, and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who

 

it is! It's our Colin Powell!"

 

And Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, its Manmohan Singh!"