Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a
banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a
monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana.

As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all the other monkeys with
cold water. After a while another monkey makes the attempt with same
result, all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon
when another Monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will
try to prevent it.

Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and
replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to
climb the stairs.
To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the snot out of him. After
another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the
stairs he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with
a new one.
The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous
newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm.

Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a
fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the
stairs he is attacked.

Most of the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were
not permitted to climb the stairs OR even why they are participating
in the beating of the newest monkey. Finally, after replacing all of
the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been
sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches
the stairs to try for the banana.

Why not?

Because as far as they know, that is the way it has always been done
around here.

And that, my fellow monkeys, is how Congress operates - And precisely
why we need to REPLACE all the original monkeys this November.

The Banana represents = Democratic Ideals
The Monkeys represent = Republicans
The Stairs represent = Reaching across the aisle
The Cold Water represents = The Tea Party movement

Think about it.

there are so many scenarios the story COULD apply to

but its a cute story

"take your paws off of me, you damn dirty ape...!"

oh, wait...wrong thread....

OOOH. So good when your bad!!