A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost.
>
> She lowers her altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat
> below.
>
> She shouts 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 consults his portable GPS and replies,
> '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, 49.0 9 minutes west longitude.
>
> She rolls her eyes and says, 'You must be supporting
> John McCain!'
>
> 'I am,' replies the man. 'How did you
> know?'
>
> 'Well,' answers the balloonist, 'everything you
> tell me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to
> do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly,
> you're not much help to me.
>
> The man smiles and responds, 'You must be for
> Obama.'
>
> 'I am,' replies the balloonist. 'How did you
> know?'
>
> 'Well,' says 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 now 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.