A first grade teacher explains to
her class that she is a liberal Democrat. She asks her students to raise their
hands if they were liberal Democrats too.
Not really knowing what a liberal
Democrat was, but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into
the air like fleshy fireworks.
There was, however, one exception. A
girl named Lucy has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she
has decided to be different.
"Because I'm not a liberal
Democrat."
"Then," asks the teacher,
"what are you?"
"Why I'm a proud conservative
Republican.", boasts the little girl.
The teacher a little perturbed, her
face slightly red, asked Lucy why she is a conservative Republican. "Well,
I was brought up to trust in myself instead of relying on an intrusive
government to care for me and do all of my thinking. My Dad and Mom are
conservative Republicans, and I am a conservative Republican too."
The teacher now angry, loudly said,
"that's no reason." "What if your Mom was a moron, and
your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"
A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Lucy, "I'd be a liberal Democrat."