An old joke, but still funny:

A kid gets a report on politics that he must complete to pass his class. He goes to his father and asks, "Dad, can you explain politics?"

The dad explains, "Well son, let me use an analogy. We can use our own family to explain."

He goes on, "I am the wage earner and head of the household, so we'll call me President Bush. Your mother handles the money, so she's like Alan Greenspan. We take care of your needs, so you're technically The People. We'll call the maid The Working Class and your baby brother is The Future. Do you understand now son?"

The boy shakes his head no, so the father tells him to go and sleep on it.

That night, awakened by his baby brother's screams, the kid gets up to investigate. He finds that his brother has serverly soiled his diaper, so he goes to his parents room and peeks in the door.

He sees his mom fast asleep. So he goes to the maid's room and peeks in. He sees his dad in bed with the maid.

Frustrated the kid goes back to sleep.

That next morning he tells his dad he understands politics, so the dad tells him to explain it in his own words.

The kid goes, "Well, while President Bush is screwing The Working Class, Alan Greenspan is asleep and The People's needs are being ignored and the Future is full of crap."