Worth a smile.

[Desdichado]

I thought this was worth a chuckle. Excerpt from a debate on the Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year 1968, conducted June 1967 (immediately after Israel successfully defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days):

REP. WAYNE HAYS (D-Ohio): Mr. Chairman, I had an amendment I wanted to offer to this bill but I have been told that they are not sure it is germane. I may have to wait and offer it to the foreign aid bill.

What I was going to propose, since I am sure that when the war is over in the Middle East the Arab Nations will all be wanting some surplus grains again, was that we make a trade with Israel. I thought it would be nice if we could trade them about four hundred F-111 planes for that one-eyed General of theirs, and send him to Vietnam, and we could solve our problem about like he is solving theirs.

REP. JOE WAGGONER (D-Louisiana): Does the gentleman not believe that - to be fair - we owe them a little more than that? They need their general.

MR. HAYS: I am a great fellow to get the best bargain I can. I was going to start with four hundred F-111s, and if we had to, we could go higher, because he's probably worth it.

MR. WAGGONER: I just wanted to know if the Secretary of Defense ought to be thrown in on the bargain?

[Jerry D]

Good one Desdichado was a good chuckle here too