When This Blows Over

A guy in a hot air balloon was lost. He lowered the
altitude, spotted a man down below and descended a bit
more and then called out to him. He said, “Excuse me,
can you help me? I promised a friend I’d meet him an
hour ago and I don’t know where I am.” The man on the
ground consulted his GPS and replied, “You’re in a hot
air balloon approximately 30 feet above ground
elevation at 2346 feet above sea level. You are 31
degrees, 14 minutes north latitude; 100 degrees, 49
minutes west longitude.” And the guy in the balloon
said, “You must be a Republican.” And he said, “I am.
How did you know that?”
He said, “Well, everything you told me is technically
correct but I have no idea what to make of your
information. The fact is I’m still lost — and, frankly,
you haven’t been very much help so far.”
The other guy said, “You must be a Democrat.” He said,
“I am. How did you know that?” He said, “Well, you
don’t know where you’re going or where you’ve been.
You’ve risen to where you are on hot air. You made a
promise which you have no idea how to keep. You
expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you’re in
the same place you were before we met and now it’s my
fault!”