Dear American Friends...

[pyat]

Please explain:

"We see America as the greatest force for good in this world," Palin said at a fund-raising event in Colorado, adding, "Our opponent though, is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he's palling around with terrorists..."

No, seriously. What is going on down there? Have you all gone mad, or something?

Mind you, it makes for interesting headlines. The big contentious issue in the election up here is whether or not carbon tax is a good idea. The incumbent, Prime Minister Headcheese, is accusing his front-running rival (Milquetoast Q. Egghead of the Liberal Party) of "wanting a recession." His rival was described by Canadian media outlets as "enraged."

"It happens that I think his right-wing policies that he's proposing for our economy will hurt people not because he wants that," said Dion, "but because he has the bad policies for the country, the bad ideology that he wants to import in Canada, solutions that did not work for the economy around the world."

Easy there, tiger! I can practically feel the anger pouring from the text!

Comments

[lee-in-limbo.livejournal.com]

Speaking as a Canadian who married a native New Yorker, I know that there are plenty of intelligent Americans, Dem or Rep alike, who are not happy with the current situation. the Dems are horrified at the notion that many seem to be siding with McCain/Palin for some of the worst reasons, and the Reps are embarrassed at the shameful way the McCain/Palin campaign is being handled. Sadly, there are just too many people who can't see beyond the end of their noses to really hear and comprehend what's being fed to them.

That goes for folks on this side of the border too. I was embarrassed by the comments being made by the call in listeners to the federal election debate. We have nothing to crow about, save that our political landscape is still relatively more sedate. Not a lot of real thought is going into things up here either.

Lee.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Oh, I definitely didn't mean to lump people all together. I was sort expressing a frustration along the lines of "Everyone's gone crazy!", without intending that it should be read that I actually thought everyone was, in fact, crazy.

Er.

[lee-in-limbo.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I do it a lot myself, and tend to get slapped down for it frequently, so I feel for you. It's hard not to overstate your point in times like these.

lee.