SUB : CLINTON’S MONEY WOES

The sad news out of Washington is that the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and his Mrs are deep in debt and financially bankrupt due to the multitude of cases against them. So, to pay his US$1.70 million debt, the most powerful man, ruling over an economy which is in trillions of dollars, has written a book to get him out of this financial morass.

The Man is a great friend of Pakistan and even his spouse went gaga when she visited this land. Therefore, the 130 million citizens should help them out. Some suggestions :

• Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan should advise whether the Pakistani citizens can donate substantially to the Presidential Legal Expense Trust set up in USA to help defray the legal expenses.
• The legal eagle should advise whether the Federal government can donate from the proceeds of the F-16 sale or from the money which Pakistan will receive after the passage of the Brown Amendment.
• The US Embassy and Consulates should increase visa fees by US$ 10 for all Pakistanis and this money can be the "donation" to the PLET.
• The Education Ministry can place an order for 100,000 copies of the President’s book "Between Hope and History: Meeting America’s Challenges for the 21st Century", for the People’s libraries.

If all the above four are not possible, then there is one simple way out. Michael Cardoza, the Executive Director of the PLET can fly over to Islamabad and have a meeting with a Federal Minister (preferably a LOTA) and seek advise how those in this under developed country who had no means of support suddenly came into millions and billions after getting themselves into the corridors of power. In this way, within a few days, the problem of finances will be resolved. The President can then go on worrying about Dole-Kemp and doing what’s good for America and the world, in that order.

Sincerely :

MIKE BAXTER