[chuckinca]

FATHER/DAUGHTER TALK

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 your 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 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, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, 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."