Wil's Rant

The fun continues. The U.S Ambassador has said his piece about Canadian politicians singling out the Americans in an attempt to win the election. I would have to say that they have very little choice. This is an issue that has become very important to Canadians, especially in light of the Iraq fiasco and the whole softwood lumber thing. For any political hopeful to ignore the issue is to loose the election. Canadians are upset over the softwood thing and many would rather leave NAFTA than to continue along the current lines. A recent poll in Canada says that fully 38% of Canadians believe Bush to be the worlds most dangerous man. Quite an accomplishment considering the competition for the title. The U.S. must learn to negotiate instead of dictate if this is to change anytime soon. Oh, by the way, they might try signing agreements with resolution processes that they actually intend to live by if they expect to sign any more agreements with the relevant countries.

Anytime someone in the U.S. suggests that the war or Bush might be less than ideal, they are labeled un-patriotic or traitors. If the comments come from outside the U.S. than they are American bashing or supporters of Bin Laden. It's possible that someone can respect the ideals that the Americans stand for and still take exception to George and Dick. An ideal can have tragic flaws. The U.S. today is a classic example of this. What remains to be seen is whether the U.S. can overcome these flaws and blossom into the kind of land of freedom and opportunity that it's citizens have always dreamed of and the rest of the world so desperately needs.