Whose going to solve Canada U.S. relations?
O.K. I've calmed down! Yesterday I started to write a small article on U.S. Ambassador David Wilkens stern, yet indirect, words for Paul Martin. Then I read PMP.M.'s smug reply and... well... this happened. Not actually what I wanted to say.
So here's closer to what I originally thought: first David Wilkens was wrong. He is interfering with our election. Just as Raymond Cretien was wrong to interfere with the 2000 U.S. Election when he stated Canada had a preference for Al Gore over George W..
However, Paul Martin needs to understand that you can't keep tweaking someone's nose without them saying 'HEY!' sooner or later. Lets be clear: I have no problem with us not going to Iraq: we didn't have the troops to send anyway. But the High School way in which Jean Cretien and the Liberal caucus handled the announcement couldn't help but rankle the D.C. Powers that be.
The same goes for missile defense. G.W. Was making a statement about mending fences when he visited PMP.M. so soon after he became same. W. came expecting to talk missile defense and, without warning, P.M. made a surprise announcement that we aren't in. Surprises, in situations like this, aren't good.
Now, I do know this is a two way street. I understand our complaint about softwood, beef, chickens &tc. But as a head of government, Paul Martin's responsibility is to find solutions to these problems. Sniping shares a beginning letter and an ending with solving but not much else. The question I have for all the party leaders in this election is what productive steps would you take to solve the outstanding foreign relation issues? Mr. Martin? Mr. Harper? What solutions do you have?
On a related note, the clock hit 12:00 again today; I was ahead of the MSM curve. Here's me last Friday:
In case you thought Canada's relationship with the US couldn't get any worse, Paul Martin is out to prove you wrong. Today, two days after hen-pecking the current administration on global warming, he's going to meet with the former administration.
And here's the National Post today:
The rest is subscriber only, but the story is that last Friday's meeting between Clinton and Martin was the event that pushed the white house to respond as strongly as it did yesterday.
Cross Posted to At Home In Hespeler
So here's closer to what I originally thought: first David Wilkens was wrong. He is interfering with our election. Just as Raymond Cretien was wrong to interfere with the 2000 U.S. Election when he stated Canada had a preference for Al Gore over George W..
However, Paul Martin needs to understand that you can't keep tweaking someone's nose without them saying 'HEY!' sooner or later. Lets be clear: I have no problem with us not going to Iraq: we didn't have the troops to send anyway. But the High School way in which Jean Cretien and the Liberal caucus handled the announcement couldn't help but rankle the D.C. Powers that be.
The same goes for missile defense. G.W. Was making a statement about mending fences when he visited PMP.M. so soon after he became same. W. came expecting to talk missile defense and, without warning, P.M. made a surprise announcement that we aren't in. Surprises, in situations like this, aren't good.
Now, I do know this is a two way street. I understand our complaint about softwood, beef, chickens &tc. But as a head of government, Paul Martin's responsibility is to find solutions to these problems. Sniping shares a beginning letter and an ending with solving but not much else. The question I have for all the party leaders in this election is what productive steps would you take to solve the outstanding foreign relation issues? Mr. Martin? Mr. Harper? What solutions do you have?
On a related note, the clock hit 12:00 again today; I was ahead of the MSM curve. Here's me last Friday:
In case you thought Canada's relationship with the US couldn't get any worse, Paul Martin is out to prove you wrong. Today, two days after hen-pecking the current administration on global warming, he's going to meet with the former administration.
And here's the National Post today:
Clinton-PM visit was the last straw
WASHINGTON - It was bad enough that Paul Martin publicly trashed the Bush administration for lacking a "global conscience" on climate change.The rest is subscriber only, but the story is that last Friday's meeting between Clinton and Martin was the event that pushed the white house to respond as strongly as it did yesterday.
Cross Posted to At Home In Hespeler
posted by Brian at 16:46
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