Partly Facetious: and they kissed, and made up
"No change in PML Lota group, so said the President."
"What does that mean?"
"That means that Chaudhry Sahib and Cousin will remain."
"With one proviso..."
"There was no proviso."
"There is always a proviso, my friend. That being that the Gujarat Cousins remain loyal and obedient to the President."
"Ah yes, that is certainly true."
"But what kind of a party is this PML...?"
"It's always been a king's party. Remember how Nawaz Sharif toed the line with Ziaul Haq. And then had himself proclaimed the Mughal king or Emperor if you will, of all the Lotas he surveyed."
"Sounds like the Napoleon syndrome to me."
"Well, the height was the same, the aspirations were the same but unfortunately the aptitude for good governance was just not there."
"Anyway, so Musharraf has said that there will be no change in the Lota party, give or take a few who may have the audacity to annoy him or who he has designated as the fall guy for some thing or the other that may go wrong, and he also told our luxuriously moustached Jamali and Chaudhry Sahib to kiss and make up..."
"That would be one hell of a kiss."
"Hey, that was figuratively speaking. Anyway Musharraf also promised his Lotas that they will remain in power till 2007 at least and then there will be re-elections."
"He needed to do that. I mean he was sending conflicting signals to the Lotas which was upsetting their sensibilities."
"What sensibilities! I mean he treats that with contempt and they take it all."
"They are extremely sensitive as to which master they want to serve at any given moment in time. Normally they don't accept more than one master at any given time."
"I get it and they know BB won't accept any deal which does not allow her to be the mistress of all those she surveys so when Musharraf said that he was negotiating with the Jiyala lady the Lotas freaked out."
"And for good reason as you point out."
"Absolutely."
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