While walking down the street one day, a Democrat US senator is hit by a truck
| and, tragically, dies.
|
| The soul arrives in Heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
|
| "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter.   "Before you settle in, it seems
| there is a problem.  We seldom see a high official around these parts,
| you
| see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
|
| "No problem, just let me in," says the senator.
|
| "Well, I'd like to but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is
| have
| you spend one day in Hell and one in Heaven. Then you can choose where to
| spend eternity."
|
| "Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven," says the
| senator.
|
| "I'm sorry but we have our rules."
|
| And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down,
| down, down to Hell.  The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of
| a
| green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front
| of
| it are all the senator's friends and other Democrats who had worked
| with
| the senator.
|
| Everyone is very happy and dressed in evening attire.
|
| They run to greet the senator, shake the senator's hand, and reminisce
| about the good times they had while getting rich at expense of the
| people.
|
| They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and
| champagne.
|
| Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a
| good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time
| that,
| before the senator realizes it, it is time to go.
|
| Everyone gives the senator a hearty farewell and waves while the
| elevator
| rises.
|
| The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St.
| Peter is waiting for the senator.
|
| "Now it's time to visit Heaven."
|
| So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls
| moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing.  They have a
| good
| time and, before the senator realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and
| St.
| Peter returns.
|
| "Well then, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven.  Now
| choose
| your eternity."
|
| The senator reflects for a minute, then the senator answers: "Well, I
| would never have said it before, I mean Heaven has been delightful, but I
| think would be better off in Hell."
|
| So St. Peter escorts the senator to the elevator and he goes down, down,
| down to Hell.
|
| Now the doors of the elevator open and the senator is in the middle of a
| barren land covered with waste and garbage.  He sees all his friends,
| dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags.
|
| The Devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder.
|
| "I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here and
| there was a golf course and club, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank
| champagne and danced and had a great time.  Now all there is a wasteland
| full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"
|
| The Devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were
| campaigning......
|
| Today you voted!"  

Quoted: You been in the joke section of bob and tom again??

Received it in an e-mail from a buddy--note the lines on the left--cut/paste.  I just added the word "Democrat" and the devil at the end.