Subject: The Republican Fisherman

 A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost.
 She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a
 boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you
 help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an
 hour ago, but I don't 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 2,346 feet above sea
 level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north
 latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west
 longitude.

 She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican."

 "I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"

 "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told
 me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do
 with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've
 not been much help to me."

 The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat."

 "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"

 "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."

 How true!