"The Finance Minister (FM) has backtracked yet again."
"He is following Rehman Malik's example and need I add that's a good example to follow."
"Why is it a good example?"
"Malik has focused on the real seat of power rather than the seat of power as determined by the constitution."
"What in the world are you talking about?"
"The real seat of power remains in the Presidency though the constitution allows power to be shifted to the Prime Minister's House."
"OK but where does this poor man, the FM, come in?"
"There is no one who is poor in this cabinet, and those who are relatively poor are making great strides in..."
"Hush be careful."
"OK but going back to your question first the Finance Minister denied that he had said during a cabinet meeting that the treasury had enough money to pay only two months salary of bureaucrats and the armed forces."
"I support his denial, there should be no leak from the cabinet and..."
"The PPP is like a sieve isn't it. They need to look towards others who can better keep secrets."
"The army?"
"Well I was thinking more in terms of the MQM."
"Not possible, and the second example of our FM backtracking?"
"He stated that the government is not going to prioritise expenditure for education, specifically higher education, and later agreed to set up a commission on the say so of the Prime Minister."
"He was merely following orders and you know and I know that he is no political heavyweight or bellicose like his predecessor, which was probably why he was selected in the first place."
"Don't be facetious".