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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49697)	2/10/2006 12:08:06 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Quelle belle libido! "Let the one without sin cast the first stone." February 9, 2006 iranian.com PARIS -- I was in the House of Commons on an invitation, had the pleasure of shaking hands with the notorious David Blunkett, an acknowledged philander in the tea-hall, and as I walked through the grand corridors I could feel the weight of deep history and whispers of a storied past overwhelm me; the intellectual and philosophical grandeur is just so great, even an ordinary soul like me was so overwhelmed by this experience. One can't even think of playing an ordinary soul in such a grand setting, it does raise spirits of commoners. The House of Common is not so common as one might think. So much energy in infused by the settings alone, it is a huge orchestra and as a visitor one is attached to the conductor of the symphony, the 'House' itself. This is the 'Mother of the Parliaments' has it's own strange rules of conduct but one constant is that this is place that we all human beings should be proud of, this is the place where logic and reason triumphed over faith. This is a reflection of our great human heritage; this is vantage point of future for mankind part of which is still caught up with trivialities of war and violence. Hopefully one day when human minds will further blend internecine disputes amongst people shall be determined through such spaces of intimate fusion. The 'House' potently represents adulthood of minds. This is the place that gave the world the concept of no taxation without representation. It was as early as in the 14th Century, under King Edward III (1327-77) it was accepted that there should be no taxation without parliamentary consent, still a fundamental principle today. "No taxation without representation" was a rallying cry for advocates of American independence from Great Britain in the eighteenth century. I thought to be a part of such an institution is an honor, as I was coming out my thoughts slipped to miserable Mark Oaten's resignation. He dropped out of the leadership race just a few days ago - and resigned from the Lib-Dem frontbench after the News of the World report outed him using a 23-year-old rent boy in three some sex romp. The latest sex scandal to hit Britain is one of its most peculiar kinds. A family man involved in group male sex. One is curious to find out what makes a successful on the rise intelligent politician recline so low. It seems most likely that the sexual recklessness buried in our subconscious is stronger than careers and fortunes? Unlike in the third world where corruption shortens life of political pundits, the west it is the sex that is the culprit and have destroyed careers of many a budding politicians and celebrities. iranian.com