Q: What is the difference between a responsible minister and a minister responsible?

A: "A responsible minister" is a type of minister, one who carries out his office as best he can, who follows moral and ethical guidelines, who maintains the public trust, who keeps his personal feelings out his his professional affairs, who sacrifices his wealth and and fame for the betterment of his constituents.

"A minister responsible" is the clause often used to identify a previously unknown government official and to explain the nature and severity of his crimes. Examples of this clause include, "Miles Higginbottom, a minister responsible for embezzling public funds to finance his failed career as masked vigilante Tire Iron Tim, refused to comment on the sudden surge in tire iron related attacks over the past week" and "Miles Higgenbottom, a minister responsible for telling a group of second-graders that Santa Claus is an elaborate hoax perpetrated by their parents, set fire to a center for recovering burn victims while attempting to demonstrate the improved response time of the volunteer Fire Department" and "Miles Higgenbottom, a minister responsible for the mandatory public rickshaw system, drove through a church today." Those clauses might seem familiar as they are all from recent nightly news broadcasts, and as they all feature you, Deputy Minister of Transportation Miles Higgenbottom.

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