Partly Facetious: You simply cannot ignore your past

"Babar Awan is being maligned."
"He is not a student of history like his boss."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"If one is in politics one's history is relevant. I mean you simply cannot ignore your past."
"Maybe not in a mature democracy, but in our fledgling democracy history is not relevant. Look at Babar Awan, look at Gilani, look at Rehman Malik, look at Hina Rabbani Khar."
"Et tu Gilani! Isn't that what Caesar said to Brutus as his erstwhile friend stabbed him."
"The moral of the story: lotaism is alive and well."
"But I have one question: if President Zardari is a student of history, and he has claimed that many a time, why has he reposed his trust in those who were anti-Bhutto at one time."
"Well you are defining history as within the life time of one individual right? And President Zardari's history as a political leader starts from the day his wife was assassinated right?"
"Don't be facetious. When President Zardari claims he is a student of history he doesn't mean the history of those near and dear to him he means the history of the world."
"Are you sure?"
"Not really."
"Any way, Babar Awan's history is actively anti-Bhutto and proactively pro-Ziaul Haq according to eye witness reports."
"Babar Awan was also accused of worse crimes if you will, for example, the PhD degree that entitles him to be referred to as Doctor is from a university that is suspect. Then he is also accused of trying to turn the lawyers by giving them state funds, and there is a case pending against him in the Supreme Court and need I add..."
"Babar Awan has some similarities with Pig Pen."
"Hey you could be up for defamation there..."
"Pig Pen is a character in the world famous Snoopy comics. And dirt seems to just adhere to him. And no one takes any addition seriously if you know what I mean."
"The Chief Justice passed an unkind remark against Awan."
"What do you mean?"
"He said that the presidential reference seemed to have been filed by a draftsman."
"And you reckon Babar Awan drafted it?"
"What do you think?"
"Let's just watch the drama."