Subject: Vote Wisely
> Sure hope you chose carefully. Now we must live with the decision you
> made.
>
> While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit
by a
> truck and dies.
>
> His 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 man.
>
> "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 his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
>
> Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him,
shake
> his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting
rich
at
> the 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
> he realizes it, it is time to go.
>
> Everyone gives him 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 him.
>
> "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 he 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 he answers: "Well, I would
never
> have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I
would
> be better off in hell."
>
> So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down
to
> hell.
>
> Now the doors of the elevator open and he's 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 as more trash falls from above.
>
> 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 clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank
champagne,
> and danced and had a great time. Now there's just 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."
> Sure hope you chose carefully. Now we must live with the decision you
> made.
>
> While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit
by a
> truck and dies.
>
> His 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 man.
>
> "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 his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
>
> Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him,
shake
> his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting
rich
at
> the 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
> he realizes it, it is time to go.
>
> Everyone gives him 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 him.
>
> "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 he 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 he answers: "Well, I would
never
> have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I
would
> be better off in hell."
>
> So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down
to
> hell.
>
> Now the doors of the elevator open and he's 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 as more trash falls from above.
>
> 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 clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank
champagne,
> and danced and had a great time. Now there's just 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."
