Partly Facetious: only the odd ones choose to quit

"So they are all falling like nine pins."
"They always do."
"Do you know what I am referring to?"
"Indeed I do - the political life and the cabinet of Poodle."
"Yes indeed. Which Poodle?"
"The real one. Blair."
"Precisely."
"I wouldn't get too happy about that though."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Look at what the real Poodle has gained from his poodleship to Bush lets say."
"Unpopularity in his country..."
"That Musharraf lost as well but while Poodle gained some stature in world affairs..."
"What stature?"
"Well, Bush supported him in many matters."
"What matters?"
"I can't think of any at this point but in any case if it was a matter of giving a nuclear deal to France or England Bush would have given it to England."
"Ah, but there is no guarantee! As Bush said clearly he will do what he considers is in US interests and not in UK interests."
"That's true."
"Anyway Poodle and his cabinet are going through an upheaval. There is Prescott acting holier than thou using his office to have affairs. There is also Charles Clarke..."
"And don't forget then there is the King of all Sleaze Blair himself."
"So will he leave?"
"I think he is postponing it as much as possible."
"I used to think it was only our politicians or shall we say our leaders who hated resigning..."
"Which is true. Musharraf refuses to resign - and wants to take on more and more offices if you know what I mean."
"Yep and then we have the Chaudhries who will only abandon one office to get a higher one."
"See that's the problem with Musharraf - he has the highest two offices in the country so why would anyone expect him to abandon either."
"Silly people! Anyway, Blair is refusing to resign. De Villepin of France is refusing to resign. Cheney and Rumsfeld are refusing to resign."
"Vive la new democracy."
"Yep we are no longer the odd ones out."