[Rhodes22-list] Politics - chiaroscuro

[Grayson/Ena Lynn]

To my Republican and Democrat friends. This expresses the dilemma.

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her
altitude and spotted a man in a boat on the lake 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,
"Your hot air balloon is 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 rolled her eyes and said, " You must be a Democrat." "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 Republican." "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, yet, somehow, now
it's my fault."

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