Heironymous sent me this one.

Once upon a time there was a king who wanted to go fishing. He called the
royal weather forecaster and asked about the upcoming weather conditions.

The weatherman assured him that there was no chance of rain in the days ahead.
So the king went fishing with his wife, the queen. On the way he met a farmer on his donkey.
Upon seeing the king the farmer said, “Your Majesty, you should return to
the palace at once because in just a short time I expect a huge amount of
rain to fall in this area”.

The king was polite and considerate, he replied: “I hold the palace meteorologist in high
regard. He is an extensively educated and experienced professional. And
besides, I pay him very high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I
trust him and I will continue on my way.”

A short time later a torrential rain fell from the sky. The king and queen were totally
soaked. Their entourage chuckled upon seeing them in such a drenched condition.

Furious, the king returned to the palace and fired the weatherman at once!

Then he summoned the farmer and offered him the prestigious and high paying role of Royal
Forecaster.

The farmer said, “Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey’s ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain.”

So the king hired the donkey.

And thus began the tradition of hiring asses to work in the government and occupy its highest
and most influential advisory positions.

This explains a lot. Now the gummint has cut back and is only hiring the hole at the back of the donkey.

As regards the weather forecasters, we are expected to believe people who can’t even tell us what the weather will be like for the next three days to tell us what the weather will be like twenty years from now and they are only using data that has been collected for the last one hundred fifty years. And today, we have Obungler announcing rules that will cripple the electric energy industry industry and drive up electricity rates. Who will suffer the most with the rise in rates? Poor people. Why does Obumbler hate poor people? He’s announcing these stringent new regulations because of mythical global warming and once again will demand that we use more renewable energy like bird killing windmills. Why does Oblunder hate birds? Remember, windmills only work when the wind blows so it has to be supplemented by gas fired turbines. Let’s not forget solar which only works when the sun is out. Of course, both wind and solar need to be subsidized since both are more expensive and less efficient than coal, gas, or nuclear. When are the unicorn fart plants gonna come online? These are the people who claim we are anti-science.