A woman in a hot air balloon realized she
was lost. She lowered her altitude and
spotted a fisherman 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 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."
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