i don't wanna believe this all is real...

[katster]

shock and awe.

am practicing new phrase: "Je suis un Canadien".

Oh yeah. irony of ironies. My US passport showed up at my parent's house on Wednesday. The day this latest mess happened.

Unfortunately, I can't go hide my head under the covers, because I have things to do today. But I want to.

I love my country, I hate my government, I hope all the troops come home safely.

That's about it. *grief*

Comments

[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

Well, perhaps. But on the other hand, is that really so bad? The country continues to run, and run fairly smoothly at that.. Nova Scotia's hurting, but that's more because of the Tory provincial government than anything Ottawa's doing. The country's in good enough shape, and the economy is growing at a rate which is leaving people worldwide wondering just how the hell we're doing it. We're maintaining respect on the world stage for the most part, singlehandedly prevented at least one war from breaking out in the past two years, and have been doing our best to serve in some way, shape or form as a buffer between the developed and developing world in international affairs.

We could do far worse. We could do better, yes, but the number of better alternatives are far outnumbered by the number of worse ones right now, so I'm content. Granted, I'd be happier if there was a government headed by the right wing of the NDP (with an Alliance opposition, just for the sheer uproarious fun of watching Commons debates), but I'm happy with what there is now, for the most part.

[ms-interpret.livejournal.com]

The right wing of the NDP? I didn't know it had a right wing. :) I really hope they don't splinter and split the left.

He cut tons of people out of EI and then ran a big surplus with our EI money. He made deep cuts to transfer payments, knowing full well the provinces would pass on the cuts to us. He ran on Jobs Jobs Jobs and then cut for his whole first term.

He's not been as bad as most, thank god, and I'm sure he'll go down in history as a pretty decent PM, but that doesn't mean I like him. :)

[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

The right wing of the NDP? I didn't know it had a right wing. :) I really hope they don't splinter and split the left.

Enh, any divisions don't seem to be that much. I'm just talking the difference between the standard NDP mindset and the "Cuba is a worker's paradise" mindset. I like their socialist wing more than the flat-out communist wing. ;) Wendy Lill more than Alexa McDonough, that sort of thing.