November 22, 2006
DOES MR. TANCREDO PLEDGE TO A FLAG OF THIRTEEN STARS?:
U.S. legislator warns of Bush plot to merge Canada, the U.S. and Mexico (Beth Gorham, November 21, 2006, The Canadian Press)
A U.S. legislator who backs tough anti-immigrant measures and more security at the Canada-U.S. border is warning Americans that President George W. Bush is plotting to integrate the continent.And he says Prime Minister Stephen Harper “buys into it.â€
Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo, revered by some U.S. conservatives for his efforts to staunch the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico, said this week that Bush is a dangerous internationalist.
“He is going to do what he can to create a place where the idea of America is just that, it’s an idea. It’s not an actual place defined by borders. I mean this is where the guy is really going,†he told WorldNetDaily, a controversial conservative website.
Manifest Destiny doesn't respect artificial borders. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 22, 2006 8:59 AM
State frontiers are made by man; they can be changed by man, wrote a noted Central European 20th Century statesman.
Posted by: Lou Gots at November 22, 2006 10:06 AMNot by force of Arms, but by force of Love. Yet some still call us an Empire!
Posted by: Robert Mitchell Jr. at November 22, 2006 10:30 AMWow this dude Tancredo is even more nuts than I thought.
I'm shocked he hasn't turned himself blue yet like our friend in Montana.
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at November 22, 2006 10:30 AMRace baiters never turn out to be less nuts than they seem.
Posted by: oj at November 22, 2006 10:32 AMWe have 300 milion people, Mexico has about 100 milion and Canada about 25 million.
We have 25% of world GDP, Canada and Mexico have somewhat less.
We have the finest military in the world, Canada and Mexico have somewhat less.
Tancredo is talking out of his a** as usual but maybe he is on to something. A US from the Artic to Central America, sounds good to me.
Posted by: Bob at November 22, 2006 10:40 AMOil shale and farmland to the North of US,
Hard working Catholic labor to the South,
Stuck in the middle again...
Why stop there, let's go on to the tip of Patagonia! All us Americanos, nord y sud, would be better off.
Posted by: erp at November 22, 2006 10:52 AMExpanding America to take in all those who would follow its ideals, good. Pretending that a North American merger would be all benefit with no cost, not so good. Yes, I know at the moment both Canada and Mexico are governed by the more-conservative candidate, but (especially on the southern end) they're only conservative by local comparison. Do you really want all the Quebecois voting in the presidential election? Hello, Monsieur President Kerry!
But maybe if the new territories where admitted as territories with a long enough path to statehood (and Congressional representation) maybe that would be safe enough...
We care about ideas, not costs. As witness all our wars.
Posted by: oj at November 22, 2006 11:04 AMWhy stop there,
Visualize world conquest.
Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at November 22, 2006 1:51 PMJH, I'd prefer to stay within our own hemisphere nestled between our formidable oceans. Kirk, I'm sorry I wasn't specific enough. I thought it was obvious that Quebec, not being Americano, couldn't be part of the Big Enchilada.
The cost, no matter how high, won't be a factor. As peace and prosperity moves south, the remnants of socialism still hanging on, will fade away and we can begin building those six lane superhighways muy pronto.
I have my eye on a Humvee for the trip to Cape Horn.
Posted by: erp at November 22, 2006 3:01 PMYes, we should take over Canada. Except the part of Canada where all the frogs live.
Posted by: AllenS at November 22, 2006 6:49 PMWhat a screwball. Never mind the goofy part about Bush -- since when has the Canadian prime minister, friendly though he is to America, expressed anything even close to Tancredo's interpretation?
There's a conspiracy in his head and everyone's invited.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at November 23, 2006 3:03 AMAllenS:
No way, buddy. We come as a package. I confess I am thoroughly enjoying the image of all you proud Americans celebrating the triumph of Manifest Destiny and waking up hungover the next morning to face bilingual Corn Flakes' boxes.
"Press "2" for French."
Posted by: Peter B at November 23, 2006 4:58 AMTancredo also thinks that Vatican City wants to merge with Lichtenstein, Monaco and Andorra to form the Union Of Itty-Bitty European Countries.
Halfway seriously, this time Tancredo is so nuts that even NRO is having a hard time defending him.
Posted by: Casey Abell at November 23, 2006 4:58 AM