How Politics Really Works I told my son, ""You will marry the girl I choose."" He said, ""No."" I told him, ""She is Bill Gates daughter."" He said, ""Yes."" I called Bill Gates and said, ""I want your daughter to marry my son."" Bill Gates said, ""No."" I told Bill Gates, ""My son is the C.E.O. of World Bank."" Bill Gates said, ""Okay."" I called the President of World Bank and asked him to make my son the C.E.O. He said, ""No."" I told him, ""My son is Bill Gates son-in-law."" He said, ""Okay. This is exactly how politics works.