T: Dad I want to go to White House.
Dad: Why?
T: I want to visit the White House.
Dad: There are people living in the White House.
T: I know, dad. George Bush lives there.
Dad: And his family; they live there, too.
T: I want to see their house.
Dad: We don’t know them and it would make both of our families feel very uncomfortable if we just show up at their house just to visit with them.
T: But I like George Bush.
Dad: Does he know you?
T: I don’t know. Do you know him?
Dad: Not personally!
T: Can you take me to his house?
Dad: I can take you to the white house; we may be able to visit the mansion with a tour guide. But, meeting with him is a bit too complicated.
T: But I want to meet him daddy.
Dad: Why do you want to meet him?
T: Because!
Dad: Because? Because? Bad Answer!
T: Because, he is a republican, I am a republican and I want to meet him.
Dad: So you made up your mind. You are a republican, huh?
T: That’s right, I’m a republican.
Dad: How did you decide to become a republican?
T: I like the name.
Dad: That’s a good reason.
T: Was George Washington a republican?
Dad: No. He was a federalist.
T: Oh yes you said that.
Dad: Right, I did.
T: Dad, can I go see George Bush.
Dad: He is a busy man. He has a very busy schedule.
T: Can you get an appointment from him?
Dad: Just to see him? I doubt it. His secretary wants to know why we want to meet him. What should I say?
T: I’ve never seen George Washington; I want to see George Bush.
Dad: We might be able to meet his dad. He was a president too.
T: Dad, I want to meet George Bush. Can you promise to take me to George Bush’s house?
Dad: No, sweetie, I cannot. I could take you to George Washington’s house.
T: I’ve been there many times. How do people get to meet George Bush?
Dad: Occasionally, they have dinner parties and supporters of the Republican Party donate a certain amount of money and get to go to that dinner party – unofficially that’s where they meet him.
T: Can we donate some money and go to the dinner party?
Dad: To get a seat at the president’s table you have to pay at least $10,000.00 per plate.
T: So?
Dad: Do you have ten thousand dollars?
T: Can you pay form me?
Dad: What do you think ten thousand dollars per plate means?
T: It’s just money.
Dad: Is that right?
T: Why is money so important?
Dad: How much is your weekly allowance?
T: Two dollars and twenty five cents. Twenty five cents in charity jar - one dollar savings and one dollar expense money.
Dad: Let’s, just, put charity money aside for now. Ten thousand dollars equals to five thousand weeks of your allowance.
T: How many?
Dad: Five thousand! Do you know how many years of allowance that is?
T: I have no idea.
Dad: I’ll tell you; each year is 52 weeks – divide 5000 by 52 you get a little less than 100 years!
T: How many years dad?
Dad: Exactly?
T: Yes.
Dad: Let’s see. 90 times 52 is 4500+180 then 5 times 52 is 260 plus 4680 is 4940 and another 52 is 4992; a little more than 96 years.
T: How old would you be then?
Dad: I would not be around, then. But you would be 102 years old!
T: How old would you be dad?
Dad: One hundred forty! Let me give you another example: Let’s just say for that amount of money you can get more than one thousand five hundred plates of fish fingers at Coastal Flats.
T: One thousand five hundred?
Dad: And more! Let’s put it another way. You can eat fish fingers - at Coastal Flats – every day for four years.
T: How old would I be then?
Dad: Ten years old. And, you would look like a grouper fish eating fish fingers for 4 years. Do you want to spend that kind of money to meet George Bush?
T: Yes I do!
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