Friends, the contrast between Mark Carney's campaign to become Canada's Prime Minister, in which he portrayed himself as Donald Trump's worst nightmare, and the simpering supplicant he's become, could not be more stark. He's apologized to President Trump for the ads run during the World Series suggesting that tariffs were offensive to Ronald Reagan, and generally a bad idea. Trump saw this as an attempt to interfere in our domestic politics and possibly as an effort to influence the Supreme Court as it deliberates on the constitutionality of his tariffs. The ad was technically run by the government of Ontario, not Canada's federal government, but it's Carney left holding the bag, and who now has the unenviable task of going hat in hand to Trump to ask -- pretty please! -- that he not wreck Canada's economy. The truth, of course, is that the U.S. and Canada need each other, and the leaders of both countries should stop being such babies and make a deal. The sooner, the better.
In other news, you've heard about the key matchups on Tuesday: the two governors races in Virginia and New Jersey, and the mayor's race in NYC. What you may not have heard is that a number of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices are up for the renewal of their terms on the court. Pennsylvanians thus have an opportunity to overturn the Left's capture of that court, which led, just a few years ago, to a judicial coup against the state legislature resulting in the flipping of four House seats in PA to the dastardly Dems. Could the Pennsylvania Supreme Court be returned to sanity? Technically, yes, but, since this is probably the first time you're hearing about these races, we can safely assume that the GOP's chances of a sweep are not great.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: I fully agree with you on Canadian-American relations. I grew up just a half hour's drive from Canada and my knowledge of Canada is of a gracious and very civilized country. They may be too liberal for my preferences in their Eastern provinces but de nada; they are a good neighbor. I can understand the elder Trudeau's observation that living next to the US (approx.): "lts
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The comparison to President Reagan is a creditable one. Like Donald Trump , he was sneered at by intellectuals the majority of whom reflexively despised him for his "unfashionable" Americanism and his populist appeal to "insipid mediocrities" both in person and expression. . But, just like President Trump, he brought a wealth of good old horse sense to his office; the results ?:In addition merely to enabling a booming economy, ehh, building our armed forces up to a level which convinced the Soviets they could never, even by bankrupting their country and forcing their people back into the '30s, catch up with us (and thus being castigated as Ronald Rayguns by the dismissive"chattering classes"). Oh yes and also entering world historical greatness by partnering with Lech Walesa and Saint John Paul to bring down European Communism, including that of the seemingly invincible Soviet monster, the threat to civilization of which had made of us a garrison state. Oh that's all. Will President Trump realize such greatness in the sum of his achievements ? To deny it is to miss the redemptive thrill of living in an America graced by a great President. And its not coincidence that both of them are GOP! I think both of them once had Dem inclinations but as is true of so many Americans, "their party" left them . Its still doing that today as it approaches Marxist madness.
Canada as a whole meant us no great offense, I think, especially their western provinces. Lets get along with them. I do not think that necessarily rules out a friendly hint to them that we are the reason they did not become the North American SSR and at the same time, that we cherish and honor our fellowship in arms with them in two World Wars.
Dr. Waddy from Jack : Pennsylvania was once described as having three distinct regions: Philly, Pittsburgh and in between , Alabama. I live just a half hour drive from Pennsylvania's wonderful North Country, their North Central "God's Country". Unlike our harried common sense minority in N.Y. state I think these people are most characteristic of Pennsylvania. So I wish them well in restoring a Supreme Court which honors their solid values and principles, rather than the dreamy dictates of typical Dem "justices".
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy from Jack: I know Pennsylvania has a Dem Governor and a Dem Senator. But neither of them appear to hold the conservatives in their state's populace in the contemptuous dismissiveness obvious in N.Y.'s Governor and both Senators.
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