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Dear editor:

Does anyone else in this huge country of ours get a lump in their throat when they think that the old man, John McCain, and the rookie governor from Alaska, Sarah Palin, might win the upcoming American federal election? Is it only me (and my conspiracy theory) that believes that this is not a coincidence? My knee jerk reaction isn’t why the rookie? The question I am asking is why Alaska? Mr. McCain looks like he just stepped off the business as usual train. Mrs. Palin seems to be fixed firmly on the ambitious promotion dangling in the air, no matter which family member she has to ignore to get there. Her ambition scares me. The perfect yes man — I mean woman.

It should be easy for them to just slide in to power with all the media focusing on Barack Obama. The oldest trick in the book — hey look over here where I’m waving this hand and this other hand can usher in the main man. The political ‘machine’ is always rolling and it is headed our way now.

The Yanks are already trying to renege on a treaty — how unusual. They are now claiming they own part of our country — albeit the cold part that we don’t use very much.

America doesn’t want to recognize the boundaries of the border. They are laying claim to our country and the best way they can do it is to have someone from that area fighting for their home. She simply has to put her rarely worn soccer (or hockey as is the case) mom outfit on with the song This is our town by Montgomery Gentry playing in the background. This should be enough to stir up some stinging hot patriotism so they can rally the troops.

Of course we Canucks, being the polite and gentle folk that we are, will bow down and say it certainly isn’t worth war.

I swear our forefathers (grandfathers and all) would turn in their fought-for graves.

Allie or not, taking our land is war. “Hey Yank, you drank all your water and burnt all your camping fuel — don’t try taking ours.” Jeez, if you give ‘em an inch they’ll take the whole north.

They’ll have a new garbage dump if they get hold of enough of our land. They want our drinking water and our fuel and this is only while their supplies run low! What are they willing to do when they run out? They sniff fuel from around the world and they liberate that, I mean them — the Iraqis.

No, I don’t. If and when they get the North they gain a foothold — well, “surround” would be a more apt modifier for this instance. Once they get that close they’ll probably smell Alberta’s goodies too. Then the changes will have to start and soon enough, the true North, strong and free will not be our heritage and we’ll have to change our national anthem. It really does sound foolish eh. Not really!

Barry Irvine

Campbellton