Partly Facetious: Zardari, Brown and Berlusconi

"Twenty cows and forty goats is a good offer."
"What ever are you referring to?"
"A Kenyan guy offered Clinton 20 cows and 40 goats for Chelsea Clinton's hand in marriage."
"Don't be facetious."
"I don't think the Kenyan guy who made the offer was being facetious."
"I guess not, if only that was the maximum limit of corruption that our leaders are allowed to indulge in post National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)."
"Hey, the Kenyan did not offer it as a bribe. What he offered comes under the category of a dowry."
"Ah yes, indeed. Well a poor man in this country would be hard pressed to give one goat leave alone 40."
"So, you reckon our dowry system where cash and gold is acceptable is a better system."
"Well, for the urban dwellers it certainly is."
"Now who is being facetious!"
"Speaking of the NRO I heard that the Chief Justice has been requested to set up a larger bench to review the Ordinance."
"I heard it too, let's see what happens next."
"Why are you so down and out today?"
"I am not rising to your bait."
"Why?"
"I guess it's the heat and the loadshedding and the fact that I am just plain unhappy with the way things are going."
"What things? Like Zardari's 9 percent ratings."
"Look at Brown's ratings. Look at the Italian Berlusconi's ratings. Zardari is after all a newcomer on the political scene and lets be honest he may not have done a stellar job so far but you can't say he hasn't come up to our expectations."
"Now who is being dangerously facetious?"