Canadian Commies

I sent another letter to The American Spectator tonight. This one is in response to a Canadian poofter ranting about 'Bush's illiteracy' and American decline. Here's his letter in TAS: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7198, entitles "Quick Study".

Here's my response, entitled "Not so quick of a study":

Regarding Canadian Mr. Phidd's recent letter to The Amerian Spectator in which he insults our president, our country, and our intelligence with the practiced ease of the truly ignorant: A little education is a dangerous thing, and a little (dare I say 'petty'?) education is what you get in today's colleges in Canada, and of course in our own left-wing academia as well. Mr. Phidd should go back and re-read his economics text books for starters, and then he could perhaps discuss economics with this lowly B of S in computer sciences. He has quite a ways to go before he's able to understand MBAs and professional businessmen like President Bush.

Capitalism, not socialism, is what drives economies to healthy success. So it's actually Canada that is dragging the US down, not the reverse Mr. Phidd. Would he and his compatriots care to elect a free-market, limited government Prime Minister (or is it 'Premier' now?) up there sometime, or will Canada continue to freeload off the US in terms of economics, security, and capital market success? Canada is it's own anchor on true economic freedom, and the US is getting tired of dragging it around for the sake of Canada's welfare state.

Not sure where Mr. Phidd is witnessing this supposed decline in America. The DOW is a miracle of US resiliency considering where it came from 10 years ago and what it's had to deal with since then. It appears that Canadian class-warriors such as Mr Phidd are a bit concerned that proponents of democracy, such as those he's calling 'new-cons', are finally breaking the socialist/liberal stranglehold on the truth and direction of the United States. We Americans (and I think most Canadians still want to be included with us in that term) prefer to NOT live in a welfare state, thank you.

Sorry Mr. Phidd is disheartened, but perhaps he should have the courage to face his own educational shortcomings before ranting about illiteracy in America, and, his own nation's growing socialist irrelevancy in world affairs before complaining about US leadership. The US needs partners to help us rid the world of tyrants, theocratic tyrannies, and socialism - not slacking liberal whiners. Canada's economy will be much better off - and not so dependant on the US - if it is NOT run by socialists, not to mention mullahs.

But don't worry Easton, the United States will continue to protect and enrich your country too - we like your beer.

Doug
Harpers Ferry, WV