Monthly Archives: July 2003
Moving to Canada
From CBC News:
For all they share economically and culturally, Canada and the United States are increasingly at odds on basic social policies – to the point that at least a few discontented Americans are planning to move north and try their neighbours’ way of life.
Jaquandor provides this perspective:
Believe me, I occasionally understand the sentiment. Hell, I’d love to live in Toronto for the dim sum alone. But America is my home. It’s my country. And as a democracy, it’s intended to be a self-correcting mechanism. But the problem with self-correcting mechanisms is this: by definition, a mechanism therefore has to be “incorrect” now and then if it’s going to correct itself. That’s what is meant by the old saw, “My country, right or wrong: when right, to be kept right; and when wrong, to be put right.”
And besides, no matter where you live, there will always be no shortage of stuff that nauseates you, no matter what your political or religious beliefs may be. So, packing up for Canada is just postponing the inevitable. Plus, it will probably annoy the Canadians, and we can’t have that, can we?
And just how long will it be before Canada rises to the top of the bushies list?
“We’re going to get better over time,” promised Lawrence Di Rita, a special assistant to Rumsfeld. “We’ve always thought of post-hostilities as a phase” distinct from combat, he said. “The future of war is that these things are going to be much more of a continuum
“This is the future for the world we’re in at the moment,” he said. “We’ll get better as we do it more often.”
Late Night Reads
White Rose relates that the RCMP in Newfoundland want to tighten the rules on the purchase of cell phones so that their war against drugs might cost less. It might be most economic to just drop the war.
Kim at free pie quotes from this June article titled Death on the Road to Basra.
The Corner says that Hilory want Bush to win in ’04. It’s just politics you know.
Brett takes a look at term limits. You should too.
Do Not Interfere!
Spade found this delicious quote from Paul Wolfowitz:
“I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq,” said Wolfowitz, who is touring the country to meet U.S. troops and Iraqi officials.
’nuff said.
Sex or War?
An Oakland view of what is impeachable.
Original photo courtesy of David Gans.