Excellent - and very true Philobealo wrote: > I recently asked my friend's little girl what she wanted to be when > she grows up. She said she wanted to be president someday. > > Both of her parents, liberal democrats, were standing there, so I > asked her, 'If you were President what would be the first thing you > would do?' > > She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.' > Her parents beamed. > > 'Wow...what a worthy goal.' I told her, 'But you don't have to wait > until you're president to do that. You can come over to my house and > mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. > Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy > hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new > house.' > > She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight > in the eye and asked, 'Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do > the work, and you can just pay him the $50?' > > I said, 'Welcome to the Republican Party.' > > Her parents still aren't speaking to me. > > > >
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