A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor of the redistribution of wealth.

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is you friend Audrey doing?"

She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy
classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus, college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."

Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your
friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

The daughter was visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, and angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"

The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the Republican Party."



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I know, a bit predictable but still entertaining.

Alas, that story is now more fictional than ever, considering the Republican Party keeps straying away from what they should/need to be, with this administration busy redistributing OUR 'wealth', to the tune of billions upon billions to their cronies and especially Iraq.

Yeah, it's a bit outdated, but I didn't think the non political crowd in COT would get it, or even comment.

As far as the whole R/D thing, I find myseld clearly divided between the camps. There are many good things about each party's views, but many bad IMO.

I have to agree 100% with Fred.

That's very interesting...

:lol:

Kind of offtopic, but why is it that younger people are more likely to be democratic? I mean it's not just our generation, looking back at the 60s, most of the young people were very liberal back then, but I'm sure that as they grew up, a lot of the changed their views greatly.

Well the average kid has parents that are generally republican. Then they go to college and don't take everything with a grain of salt, then think they can go off and change the world with their single vote, especially by voting democrat. I see that story as being not very relevant because although you work for grades as you do for money in the same way, it's different. If we all said "screw the people that made mistakes in their life" then we would all really be fucked. My political views are totally independant(and not residing with the independant party) I belive that party's should be abolished and we should think about solutions to specific situations and only to those situations. Not decide where we stand on something before we've heard the actually full details on the subject. Peace-

Democrats seem to be, at least early on, as a slap in the face of "The Establishment". The Republicans are seen as a bunch of rich old men who have a lot and are working to keep it.

Perhaps voting for how the country is run would be better than voting for who runs it.

That story would fit better with a Libertarian view. To many people want to spend someone elses money.

I thought the punchline to be the best: "Welcome to the Republican party"

Ha~ hippy owned

I thought the punchline to be the best: "Welcome to the Republican party"


Then you would need to change the punchline so the 1.0 was deducted from her and given to a student who was already over a 4.0