It's revealing

[The Terrible Sweal]

I don't recall Bush Jnr or his aides ever suggesting that Kerry was not patriotic in the same way that some Canadians imply that Harper and his supporters are not Canadian.

True. Republicans scandalously and falsely derided Kerry's patriotism for having come forward with his conscientious opinions of his time in Vietnam. They funded an attck ad campaign, and slandered both Kerry and the Navy in regard to his medals.

In Canada, on the other hand, the Liberals pointed out factually

that the Alliance/tories had clearly criticised Canada for simply adhering to its U.N. treaty obligations.

Yes, these ARE worlds apart.

I really meant to say that accusations of misplaced loyalty are dangerous and in general, people who use such arguments lose credibility in my eyes.

People who deny the evidence of their senses out of ideological loyalties lose credibility too.