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

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 an

Obama-Democrat."

"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

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."