[risk]

There's another story quite similar. The participants are the same, but they're both in the same balloon. While they argue, the balloon begins to fall at a very rapid rate. They're late to where they want to go, they're falling, and they're arguing about how to solve the problem. They'll both end up dying if they don't start cooperating. One individual in the balloon has good ideas. The other one continues to ignore him and shout frantically.

The Republican wants to turn up the heat to increase the buoyancy of the balloon, but the Democrat says they won't make it to their destination if they do that. The Republican says, "Never mind the destination, let's try to keep from getting killed." The Democrat won't let go of the controls, and the Republican hasn't found an argument persuasive enough.

Meanwhile, they both rush toward the ground at an ever-accellerating pace.

[Squantos]

Oh great....... just when I was feeling better about the outcome of all this crap ..........:o)