Republicans and Democrats

I've received this a few times over the past several days. This is the version I like best.

The difference between Republicans and Democrats

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 the ground at an 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 have told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. For all your talk, you haven't done anything to solve the problem."

The man smiled and said, "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 made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're still in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault."

No wonder politicians can never accomplish anything is this country.