Montgomery Burns

For August1991's test: Economic Left/Right: 4.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.54 For Alliance Fanatic's test: NW region. It said I advocate a large degree of economic and personal freedom - which is true.

I couldn't have said it better myself. The arrogance of the socialist elitists on the Left is appalling. They think that the common man is too stupid to tie their own shoelaces. I tried being a socialist once - for a week. I set about figuring out my entitlements as the neighborhood’s representative of the nouveau poor. I heard my neighbors barbequing by the pool, so I went over and ate their food and drank their scotch. Told them I’d be back over for breakfast, lunch and cocktails for a few days. They have more money than I do, so what’s the harm in sharing? I watched the man of the house write out a quarterly income tax cheque. He was scowling so I reminded him, “the government knows how to spend your money better than you do, buddy.” Later I had a scratchy throat so I looked up my doctor and got treated. Those stupid Americans think that is irresponsible, HA! I have free healthcare. I felt responsibility slipping away like panties off a whore. Looked into subsidized housing. 300 bucks a month for a 3 bedroom. Mon dieu! Figured out with welfare I could live quite nicely. At this point I started to feel quite foolish for working so hard all this time, so I lounged around all week, not doing much of anything to contribute to our economy. Btw takeanumber, calling conservatives bigots is the worst form of a cheapshot. It also requires no thinking on your part. I don't know what the hell "conservative parties" you attend.

I don't think it is unpatriotic to critize the US. However, I have seen so much of it in Canada the last few years, that I find it distressing. Maybe it is people copying Chretien's government who certainly came across as anti-American. I still remember that minister calling Americans "bastards" in front of the TV cameras. It was also embarrassing that Chretien refused to help the coalition when Saddam repeatedly broke the ceasefire agreement. Chretien greedily put his daughter and son-in-law's money interests first. Chretien's family was taking blood money from Saddam while the Iraqi people were being robbed and killed on a daily basis. Another achievement of the Chretien government was to turn our country - whose armed forces once stormed an entire beach at Normandy and fielded one of the most heroic armies in wars for freedom - into a bastion of anti-Americanism without a military. Not to nitpick, but Harper never said the ads should be "immediately withdrawn". It almost looks like Martin is trying the Gerhard Schroder election tactic. Schroder was in trouble, but used anti-Americanism to whip up support for himself and get elected. But look at his support now and Germany's economic problems. That is disappointing. I was hoping Martin would try and heal the damage that Chretien caused with the USA. He said that was one of the main things he planned on doing. Martin should remember that if the Americans ever made trade difficult for us in the US market - it would hurt us badly.

Some of you seem to forget that Saddam broke his ceasefire agreement. Do you know what happens when you break a ceasefire agreement? Bush saying "stockpiles" was a precise summary of the UN's report. There was mustard gas found on May 2. There was a shell found with 4 litres of the deadly nerve agent sarin found about a week ago. Before you say, "it's only one shell", ask yourself this: If the Mars Rover was searching Mars for life and couldn't find anything until the last day - when it found a spoon...would one not conclude that if one found a spoon that there was life on Mars? It seems like a reasonable assumption. I believe that they are hidden (they did find buried fighter planes) or they were shipped to neighboring Baathist Syria. If the cops announced to you that they were going to conduct a drug raid on your house next month - and if you had drugs in your house - would you not get rid of the drugs?