Posted by
J-GOP on Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:40:59 PM
A woman was traveling by hot air balloon and soon realized she was lost. She spotted a bass fisherman on a serene lake below, lowered her balloon, and shouted to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I'm not sure I know where I am.'
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.'
She nodded her head and replied, 'I see. But I bet you're a registered Republican, aren't you?'
'I am,' replied the fisherman. 'But why should that matter to you?'
'Well,' answered the balloonist, 'everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and the truth is I'm still lost. Frankly, your 'assistance' hasn't been very helpful to me at all.'
The fisherman smiled pleasantly and inquired, 'And I presume you to be a registered Democrat, yes?'
'I am,' replied the balloonist. 'and just how would you deduce that?'
'Well,' said the man, 'you don't know where you are -- or where you're going. You've risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met -- but somehow now it's my fault.'