HOT LINE
I enjoy the tale of a conversation between former Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Ronald Reagan during one of Begin’s visits to America. Begin questioned the president about his platinum, red, and gold phones in the Oval Office. “Tell me, what are they really for?” he kidded the president. “Well, the platinum phone goes to Republican headquarters so I can keep track of political affairs. The red phone is a hot line to Russia so I can keep track of what’s happening there. My gold phone is a direct line to God.” “How much does it cost to call God?” Begin asked. “Ten thousand dollars, but it’s worth every penny.” Later when the president was visiting Prime Minister Begin in Israel, he asked the same question of Begin. “What are your three phones for?” Begin replied, “One’s a hot line to Egypt, another’s a hot line to Parliament, and the third is a hot line to God.” “How much…
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