Heaven or Hell?

by **69_RAG_TOP** on Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:30 pm

HEAVEN or HELL ?

While walking down the street one day by the Capital building, a corrupt United States Senator was tragically hit by a car and died.

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 level civil servant around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me in," says the Senator.

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. 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 emerald green golf course and cool blue flowing streams. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his old friends and other politicians who had worked with him in political office.

Everyone is very happy and in fancy 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 played a friendly game of golf and finished with a game of poker. Then they had fine aged scotch and smoked Cuban cigars. After they dined on lobster, caviar and the finest wines while sitting at a mohogany table covered with fine white linen.

Also present is the devil wearing a tuxedo. He is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes.

They are all having such a good time that before the Senator 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 in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven...”

The Senator soon joined a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, reading, talking, dancing, singing songs, playing the harp and eating bowls of fresh fruit and vegetables. 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 am embarassed to say that 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, dry waste land covered with garbage. He sees all his friends, dirty and in pain, dressed in rags, starving looking for scraps of food, 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 shoulders.

"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 played poker and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"

The devil smiles at him and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning, Today, you voted..."

Vote wisely on November 2, 2010

by **mr71transam** on Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:13 pm

Larry thanks for sharing this. Even though it's joke it is soooooo true.

If they are in, Vote them Out.

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