Oh, Canada - Why, Canada?

 

"Let's face facts. The good people of Canada are more like us than anybody else is. They look like us, talk like us (sort of), and have similar values. I know, for some reason they took a walk on the wild side when they elected Castro's kid as their PM."

Did you smell the smoke the past couple of days? Is the smoke coming down from Canada (again)? Is this going to be our future, that every year when it is a bit dry, the poorly managed forests in Canada go up in smoke? What is wrong with that country? I know, I know. When they look at Old Yeller (our President), they wonder the same about us. 

Oh, to go back in time to the War of 1812. We tried to annex Canada back then, but the British stopped us. I have often thought to re-draw the map of the United States, we would have all the land from the Gulf of Mexico up to the Arctic Circle. However, one exception. I would also have the entire Baja Penisula belong to the USA. All the way down to Cabo.

Let's face facts. The good people of Canada are more like us than anybody else is. They look like us, talk like us (sort of), and have similar values. I know, for some reason they took a walk on the wild side when they elected Castro's kid as their PM. Like us, they have a bunch of liberals in Canada who need to be shown the better way. But many of the folks in the interior of Canada, are just as freedom-loving and God-fearing as our midwestern folks are.

When I was in the Navy, we had an agreement with the Canadian Forces to work together in the profession I was in. I got along simply fine with our Canadian friends. I would tease them, but no more than I teased the Marines who also worked with us. The Canadians would tease us back, and it was all in genuine fun. But when it came to doing the job, they were particularly good.

One more thing about Canada and why they should be a part of us. NATO. They are terrible at pulling their own weight in NATO. Every year, they are way under the 2% goal of GDP for defense. I put that all on Casto's kid. This guy is a goofball. An ideologue. He needs to go back to Cuba.

Speaking of Castro's kid, and the socialists in Canada who follow him - what is up with doctor-assisted suicide? This is making Canada look more like Europe all the time. And what do the faith leaders in Canada have to say about this? Are there any faith leaders in Canada remaining? Watch out America - we might be next! 

Finally, have you noticed where most Canadians live? Bunched up right next to the United States. They might as well be a part of us. We could help them quite a bit. Like, how to manage their forests better. Where Canadian fires would be rare, rather than common. Just an idea - but maybe an idea whose time has come.