Confessions of an opium-eating pundit
November 6, 2008 11:06 am American Politics, Canadian PoliticsLawrence Martin descends into territory plumbed two centuries ago by Thomas De Quincy:
Mr. Obama campaigned against George W. Bush’s culture of fear – a culture that sees Americans humiliating themselves on a daily basis by taking off their shoes to get on an airplane, that sees the world’s greatest military power erecting perimeter walls around its embassy in Ottawa, projecting cowardice instead of courage.
The values of the unilateralist Bush administration were all about borders. The values of the multilateralist Mr. Obama transcend borders. While there are many protectionist Democrats in Congress who would like to see trade barriers go up, Washington is in no position to start pushing Canada around on the trade front. A priority of Mr. Obama is independence from foreign oil held by hostile regimes. For energy security, it needs Canada; it won’t want to mess with a free-trade accord that enhances its security.
Because, of course, no rational man unimpaired by generous dollops of laudanum could write such drivel for pay.
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Peter :
Date: November 6, 2008 @ 11:44 AM
Give me a break…..I mean really.
Is there no depths that the liberal media can’t descend to? Next thing will be that W is responsible for the lack of sunspots during his second term.
Americans will come to realize that under bush they were safe. It remains to be seen how the Obamassiah will do.
dillon :
Date: November 6, 2008 @ 12:22 PM
It gripes me that peacenicks like Martin are potected by security forces that they sneer at. Bush was and is not a coward. Martin and his ilk are immature toffs.
real conservative :
Date: November 7, 2008 @ 9:16 PM
Let Obama try and make the US a door mat for the world, I dare you to do it Obammie! You won’t be around too long if you do.