WORTHY CANADIAN INITIATIVE.

Author of 'Shrub' memo resigns (Colleen Silverthorn, The Leader-Post, 8/5/03)

Ted Bowen, the NDP caucus researcher who referred to U.S. president George Bush using the dismissive term 'shrub' in an internal government memo, has resigned. . . .

While the memo itself seemed innocuous enough, it contained the subject line: 'Re: Petition to President Shrub.'
A post-script on the letter explained that 'shrub' was a dismissive nickname for Bush used by American writer and columnist Molly Ivins. . . .

The memo was the latest in a series of high-profile Canadian slights against Americans. Last year, Prime Minister Jean Chretien's former press secretary resigned after she was heard calling Bush a moron.

Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish also embarrassed Ottawa when she was overheard saying "Damn Americans, I hate those bastards.

And yet no American officials are dissing the Canadians. I wonder why? Posted by David Cohen at August 5, 2003 2:21 PM