Sharon sacks two cabinet opponents

[Violet_Crumble]

The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, today sacked two of his cabinet ministers in order to engineer a cabinet majority in support of the Gaza pullout plan.
The move will, in theory, allow the settler withdrawal to go ahead, with the cabinet giving its blessing at a crucial meeting on Sunday. However, it also threatens to unravel hardline support for Mr Sharon's coalition.

Benny Elon and Avigdor Lieberman, the two ministers - both from the far right National Union - were this morning summoned to Mr Sharon's office to be sacked, but were fired by letter after failing to arrive.

Before sacking the two ministers, 11 cabinet ministers supported Mr Sharon's four-stage plan, with 12 opposing it. The dismissals of two no votes should guarantee him a one-vote victory.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1231547,00.html

[The Magistrate]

1. With Any Luck, Ma'am

The "National Union" will now absent itself from the Government coalition....

[Lithos]

2. Reminds me of the old lawyer joke

(My apologies to any lawyers here)

What do you call 50 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?


A start...



This is a start.

L-

[The Magistrate]

3. If We Are To Open That Can Of Worms, Sir....

You may have heard that there have recently been a number of instances in which laboratories have substituted lawyers for rats in conducting their experiments? They are more plentiful; the staff does not grow so attached to them; and there are some things a rat just won't do....

[drdon326]

4. And still one more "worm"...

Why didn't the shark eat the lawyer??




Professional courtesy.

[Lithos]

5. LOL

Yes, it's been awhile on that...

L-

[Fight_n_back]

6. What's the difference between a lawyer and a catfish?

one is an ugly, garbage gulping bottom feeder

and the other is a fish....


Did you call me a lawyer?
no, I called you a liar.
well, ok then

The devil visited a lawyer's office and made him an offer. "I can arrange some things for you, " the devil said. "I'll increase your income five-fold. Your partners will love you; your clients will respect you; you'll have four months of vacation each year and live to be a hundred. All I require in return is that your wife's soul, your children's souls, and their children's souls rot in hell for eternity."

The lawyer thought for a moment. "What's the catch?" he asked.

[JohnLocke]

7. Hey! Lay off the lawyer jokes!

What is this, some sort of lawyer-bashing bonanza? Some here may be offended. ;) ;) ;)