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Bush came, he saw, he...was kind of witty?

I'm not kidding. On his reception upon arriving in Ottawa on Tuesday: "I want to thank the Canadian people who came out to wave, with all five fingers, for their hospitality". (Cue the laugh track -- i.e. the American press corps)

Cute, very cute. But how could he have known that some of us, Canadians, may not wish him a welcome stay? Hmmm... Maybe, just maybe, he saw it on CNN:

I think, you know, Canadians are nice people, it's a nice country, but it's a country in the grip of a national insecurity complex. Canada needs the United States for trade, for a lot of reasons. Without the U.S., Canada is essentially Honduras, but colder and much less interesting. And I think that that makes Canadians -- the dependence that Canada has on the United States makes Canadians understandably resentful.

That's Tucker Carlson talking on CNN's Crossfire last night, in case you were wondering. Discuss.

And for the record, yes, I resent these comments.

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posted by G E @ 10:01 p.m.