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."