Got this via email from an acquaintance today. It's a "must read"!

[Obamarama]

It may have already made the rounds here, but I haven't ever seen it, and if I haven't that means others probably haven't either. It is SOOOOOOO true:

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 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 are 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

[rzemanfl]

1. Crap! I was planning on going to bed BUT NO now I have to

send this to everyone I know! K&R

[Obamarama]

2. Yup! I sent it to 37 people today myself!

Chop-chop, pork chop...start emailing! :-)

[chill_wind]

3. Ohhhh... that is very, very good. K & R.

[Hissyspit]

4. "Somehow, now it's my fault."

That part of the punchline says so much about the current state and practice of the right wing.

[OHDEM]

5. Perfect

Really perfect! Thanks for posting it!

[tavalon]

6. It's not new, but it's still quite good and very apopos to the moment

[Senator]

7. And while they argued a storm blew up. But then another boat appeared.

It was a very old, but obviously sturdy craft.

The captain said not a word. He took one line from the balloon and another from the bow of the smaller boat, then began towing. He took them to a very old, but obviously sturdy pier.

It was a very wide pier and the ballonist -- after a bit of complaining -- was able to land there and use the nearby pay phone to make new plans.

The boater slowly recognized it as the pier his father and grandfather had relied upon. And he admired its built-to-last value and ability to accomodate boats of all sizes. Quite a contrast to the shiny-but-flimsy newer pier near his upscale suburb.

Both the boater and the balloonist were both so impressed with the pier that they allowed the captain to get away without being thanked.

All they could do was wave and notice the name of his sturdy ship: USS Impeachment

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