"You know I was thinking..."

"That doesn't bode well for a politician."

"If you are yet again referring to Pakistani politicians in a derogatory manner I would like you to desist and cease."

"Or else?"

"Or else I will get Faisal Vawda to throw his boot at you."

"Ha, ha; you know the boot Vawda displayed was an Italian top quality boot, estimated cost around 1,000 pounds at least which in rupee terms is 200,000; a boot that is not affordable for any member of the establishment - junior or senior most cadres; it was a boot bought by a connoisseur with a lot of spare cash, to be worn by a..."

"I know Shahbaz Sharif wears extremely expensive shoes."

"Well, in our politics birds of a feather do not flock together."

"Don't be facetious; so you think all those who reckon Vawda undermined an institution..."

"Don't know what a good quality boot is all about. Besides attacking Vawda will not embarrass the government or the Prime Minister; the guy dances to a different drummer than all the others...."

"The drummer is the same, The Khan, the tune maybe a tad different..."

"I get it; anyway I no longer think not thinking is specific to Pakistani politicians; look at the US Senate and the Republicans rearing to throw out the impeachment of the President without allowing any witnesses to be questioned and need I add the President has really not bothered too much to even be polite or forthcoming towards his party members and..."

"I call that sycophancy to the P degree."

"It's the nth degree in mathematics."

"By the p degree, I mean Pakistan degree - remember the Chaudhrys saying they would vote for Musharraf in uniform for another 10 years, then we have the sycophancy displayed towards even our civilian heads of government whose hold on power is..."

Sigh.

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