West Coast Can-Am Politics

I'm back after a long hiatus...... obviously a lot has happened since 2007.  Among them: the Peace Arch border crossing pictures are ancient history.  The Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration demolished the previous port buildings and constructed a brand-new facility with state-of-the-art security features.  Canada's Border Services Agency similarly reconstructed its Douglas port of entry facilities. The Conservative Party of Canada has a majority government under Prime Minster Stephen Harper.  All of the NATO countries are facing a military resurgence of the air and land forces of the Russian Federation, the free world also phases the dramatic surge of the ISIS terrorist movement in the Middle East, and there have been deeply worrisome exchanges between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. While I'm not investing as much time on Can-Am politics as in the past, I remain concerned that our nations maintain healthy inter...

The Democratic National Committee's website aimed at " veterans and military families " contained a hugely embarrassing gaffe last week: the site posted pictures of a uniformed Canadian Forces soldier on the front page with the heading, " New Poll Shows GOP Broken Promises Hurting Our Troops ". The DNC just updated the "veterans and military families" site , omitting the pic of a brave Canadian Forces officer with a very tattered-looking U.S. flag. More coverage on this bizarre fiasco at: Michelle Malkin Wizbang! Blackfive Why, oh why, can't the lovers of freedom figure out what an AMERICAN military uniform looks like!