Lesson In Politics.

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   Just read this and had a chuckle.

A young woman was about
to finish her first year of college. She considered herself to be a
very liberal Democrat, but her father was a staunch Republican. One day
she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition to
high taxes and welfare programs. He stopped her and asked how she was
doing in school.

She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA, but it was really tough. She had
to study all the time and never had time to go out and party. She
didn't have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college
friends because of spending all her time studying. On top of that, the
part-time job her father insisted she keep left absolutely no time for
anything else.

He asked, 'How is your friend Mary?' She replied that Mary was barely
getting by. She had a 2.0 GPA, never studied, but was very popular on
campus, didn't have a job, and went to all the parties. She was always
complaining about not having any money, but didn't want to work. Why,
she often didn't show up for classes because she was hung over.

Dad then asked his daughter why she didn't go to the Dean's office and
request that 1.0 be taken off her 4.0 and given it to her friend who
only had a 2.0. That way they would both have a respectable 3.0 GPA.
Then, she could also give her friend half the money she'd earned from
her job so that her friend would no longer be broke. The daughter
angrily fired back, 'That wouldn't be fair. I worked really hard for my
grades and money, and Mary just loafs. Why should her laziness and
irresponsibility be rewarded with half of what I've worked for?' 

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