Woman in Hot Air Ballon

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in aboat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet himan 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 feetabove a ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degree, 14.97 minutes northlatitude 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 noidea 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 whereyou 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 beforewe met, but somehow, now it's my fault."