Canada to US: "c'est la vie" In American that translates as, "Nyah, nyah, you aren't the boss of me!"The United States made an unprecedented foray into Canada's election campaign on Tuesday, warning politicians not to bash Washington in their bid to win the January 23 election. But an unapologetic Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin responded immediately by saying "c'est la vie" -- that's life -- if the United States did not like his remarks, and he would not accept anyone telling him he cannot defend his country.
| Bush can say "c'est la vie" the next time Martin — assuming he's reelected — is left cooling his heels on a state visit. If you're friends with someone, you don't call them names. If you're not friends with someone, then you can't expect friendly courtesies from them; the best you can expect is correct behavior. We don't even get that, since calling names is not correct behavior. The reason for that is not that we're so evil, but that we're not; the name-callers don't expect any repercussions. Some of us in this country, though, are willing to repercuss. |
| We're about halfway down that slippery slope at this time. We haven't hit bottom yet, but people like Martin will get us there if they can. |
After all, who in his right mind would want a health care system that actually functions, deficits that can be paid off by the national economy, or low taxes?
Martin, whose minority government was brought down on November 28 after an official report detailed Liberal kickbacks which were used in election campaigns, currently leads Conservative leader Stephen Harper in the polls but not by enough to regain a majority in Parliament.
Good. May you lose the election, you consummate ass!
And from a related article:
Canada generally tilts more to the left than the United States, and opinion polls show most Canadians dislike U.S. President George W. Bush.
Their privilege, of course, but likewise it's the Americans who elect America's president.