Budget 2011 - Texas Hold 'Em
Budget 2011 is turning out to be a classic game of Texas Hold 'Em Poker.
Two cards are dealt to every player.
The Flop is like the first reading of the budget.
Harper's got pocket queens and bets over $200 billion.
Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe doesn't like cards with royalty on it, but he calls anyway.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff hasn't even looked at his cards, but he knows it can't be that good, but he still calls.
NDP leader Jack Layton calls Harper's hand, saying "there's always hope for amendments".
The Turn?
Harper sees a high card turn from the public, realizes he's still got a good hand and doesn't budge, maybe offering a GST cut on home heating to Layton, so he doesn't bet it as high as he thought.
Duceppe's got a good hand as always, he calls.
Ignatieff still doesn't look at his cards, except Harvard to run back to, so he calls
Layton calls but raises the bet.
Harper calls Layton.
The River?
It's a queen.
Duceppe's got a pair.Ignatieff's got a pair.
Layton's got a pair.
Harper wins with three queens and we go to an election.
Next round? The election itself.
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3 comments:
That's too funny! Three queens! and a joker (can't forget the greens).
Iggy would have A's and 8's, the dead man's hand. Back to Harvard now.
Iggy went all in with a pair of 3s before the flop, and he hoped Layton would fold. If the budget was the flop, there was nothing that helped Iggy or Jack. Now they have to wait for the other cards to turn knowing that the odds are against them.
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