Got Lift?

Another photo manipulation... Maybe some of you already recognized the area, that's Houston...

Of course I got a joke, another old one from eastern Europe, during the communism era (or should I call it "the red terrorism era"?
The romanian president Ceausescu was talking to Brezhnev, the USSR's president.
Brezhnev says:
- My soldiers are the best soldiers in the world! They think first, then they act!
Ceausescu strikes back:
- Oh no, my soldiers are the best, they act first, then they think!
And so on, til they decided to put it on practice
Brezhnev calls one of his finest soldiers, and tells him:
- Alyosha, kick Ceausescu's butt!
Alyosha took the position to strike his target, but stops and thinks.
- What's the problem, Alyosha? Why didn't you do it? asks Brezhnev
- Well, he is our friend and I don't think we should kick him!
- Well done, my boy! says the soviet president.
Now comes Ceausescu's turn:
- Ion (romanian version for John), punch Brezhnev's face! orders Ceausescu.
Ion punched instantly his target, then he starts thinking.
- What are you thinking of? asks the romanian president.
- Well Sir, should I punch him one more time or not?