India, July 13 -- The minister leaned back in his oversized chair, lifted his cup of tea and smiled. A terrified official burst into the room. "Sir, another bridge has developed dangerous cracks." The minister took a leisurely sip. "So?" "People are furious, Sir." "So?" "They're asking who is responsible." The minister laughed. "Responsible? Who's going to ask me? Who's left to question me? There's no opposition in the House. They have only fifty seats. Even if they make a noise, we just have to whisper, and that will be louder than the noise they make! Ha, ha, ha!" The official hesitated. "But Sir, the roads..." "What about them?" "They're full of potholes." "They'll drive around them." "The floods, Sir?" "They'll wade through them." "T...