🚀 go-pugleaf

>> I will make a prediction here. No matter who the next president is, Darren 
>> will still dislike him or her (shudder). Why do I say this? Because I believe 
>> Darren (and others) have a dislike of the U.S. in general, no matter who is 
>> leading the country.

>> BTW, don't try to paint me as a Bush lover (well, not that kind, anyway ;) ). 
>> I think the man has positive qualities as well as negative.

> Nicely said, Craig.  For the record, I couldn't care less about Bush one way 
> or the other  (keeping your proviso in mind :-) )  I think that one of the 
> things that irritate me most about people like Darren and others is how they 
> generalize Americans, to the point of bigotry.  I visited Texas (GWB's home 
> state) last year for two weeks on business.  I found it interesting how Texans 
> had such a variety of opinions on their native President, ranging from 
> admiration to disgust.  My conclusion was that it is wrong to pidgeonhole all 
> Americans as being of a like mind when clearly I found that not to be the 
> case.  Unfortunately, it is a mistake that all too many Canadians make.  I 
> guess that such people tend to conveniently ignore the facts in favour of a 
> little trendy America-bashing.  Idiots.

i agree with (most of) your assessment in this, snowman... i totally despise 
bush but i like many americans... particularly those whom are capable of 
independent thought... and i have hated what i've encountered as a fashionable 
form of american-bashing by canuck retards whom are incapable of "seeing the 
bigger picture".... what they, the americans have accomplished is deserving of 
both our respect and our horror... along with what we've accomplished in our own 
backyards...