I Object!

Ex-pat Doug Gamble writing in the National Review paints Canadians as feckless morons.

Thanks a bunch, Doug!

Let me be clear that Mr. Gamble is pointing his pinky at the Liberal propaganda machine. However, I object to his sweeping generalization about the construct and attitude of the conservative Canadian people ... as "left".

Yeah ... you left!

".... Canada is now the conscience of the world," Martin declared. [Ed. I should make this my new tag line.]

While Martin and many Canadians consider themselves morally superior to Americans, simply better human beings, the implication that Canada is now the moral beacon for every other country on the face of the earth is astounding, even taking into account Canadians' deeply entrenched, obnoxious smugness. But this "We're better than them" boast is key to Martin's efforts to retain power in the January 23 national election."

ROAD APPLES! I know plenty who are embarassed by the current leadership. I'm more embarassed by your own smugness from afar.

"His main threat comes from Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative party of Canada, the least anti-American of the four parties competing in the election. Among the scare tactics Martin will use against Harper — and make no mistake, the thrust of the Martin campaign will be fear — will be the charge that a conservative government would turn Canada into a cesspool like the United States."

"U.S. readers should understand that, to paraphrase Bill Clinton, it all depends on what the meaning of the word "conservative" is. A Canadian conservative is similar to a moderate Democrat here. There is no true conservative party in Canada, as we [Ed. the obligatory royal "we" of the ex-pat] know conservatism."

I hate it when they do that.

"...With the three national parties in Canada — the Conservatives, the Liberals and the New Democratic party — best described as left, more left and most left, Canadians simply would not tolerate a government that behaved like U.S. Republicans, as Martin will warn about the Conservatives. A fourth party competing in the election, the Bloc Quebecois, represents Quebec interests only."

"...For risk-averse Canadians, especially those in Ontario where the Liberals hold most of their seats, to abandon the warm familiarity of a Liberal government would be similar to a baby giving up its pacifier. This, despite the fact the arrogant, tired, corrupt Liberals deserve to go."

"I don't know where "conscience" enters into it, but Canada is now virtually a one-party "democracy," along the lines of Mexico before Vicente Fox was elected. And while Canada may have a conscience, it is absent a soul, a country devoid of any national identity except that defined by its anti-Americanism."

"While "Time for a change" is a slogan that energizes many American voters to turf out a sitting president, those same words strike fear in the heart of the average Canadian. Voters may tinker with the idea of a non-Liberal government, but come January 23, beaten into submission by the Martin fear machine, they are likely to do as they are told, just like the good little Canadians they are."

Maybe if you'd stayed here to write for Stephen Harper, I might not be so testy! Get your ass back here ... and grab David Frum by the collar while you're at it!

... my bold