tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post3040299048559896681..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Stephen Harper's LegacyAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-38123779986204638582016-08-28T22:26:28.786-07:002016-08-28T22:26:28.786-07:00e.a.f. : Manifest Destiny will ebb and flow. Most...e.a.f. : Manifest Destiny will ebb and flow. Mostly flow. Under any leader.<br /><br />Bob : Good riddance, yes, but it will be much harder now to unseat a government espousing many of the same policies but with a winsome face. We follow, to our detriment, the American habit of placing party politics and the public image of the leaders above almost all other political considerations. <br /><br />Lulymay : Never been to Russia - I do envy you that trip. I have friends who study in Russia and am fascinated by their stories. <br /><br />Re US election - How much better off were Americans under Obama than under Bush?<br />Saw this in the NYTimes : Only 9% of America chose Trump or Clinton as the Nominees :<br />http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/elections/nine-percent-of-america-selected-trump-and-clinton.html<br /><br />Alternative visual version of same on youtube :https://youtu.be/gjTAgKAZW78Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-14195483299190642532016-08-28T13:34:40.710-07:002016-08-28T13:34:40.710-07:00Recently returned from a trip to Russia which incl...Recently returned from a trip to Russia which included mostly Americans on our tour. They are beside themselves with worry -- not being happy with either candidate in the coming election but know they're only option is to vote for what the call "the least of the worse". One retired doctor told me he saw our new Prime Minister being interviewed on the program 60 Minutes, and wondered aloud "why can't we find anyone like him in our country?" Many say they have friends who are threatening to move to Canada if Trump gets in. Finally, most of them also commented that they found a much different Russia than what their leaders have them to believe. It was a pleasant surprise to most of us.Lulymaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-2423089621127385532016-08-27T07:05:26.555-07:002016-08-27T07:05:26.555-07:00"advancing the US agenda for Canada" was...<i>"advancing the US agenda for Canada"</i> was certainly a retreat for traditional Canadian values.<br /><br />Ten years of that humanoid did irreparable damage to a formerly well-respected nation 'round the world.<br /><br />Good riddance, stevie . . . .West End Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899808253017644309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-50356300269162361472016-08-26T17:43:06.468-07:002016-08-26T17:43:06.468-07:00the U.S.A. must have been quite happy with Harper....the U.S.A. must have been quite happy with Harper. Now that he is gone, Canadians can be happy. The U.S.A. needs to get over the fact that Canada is a sovereign nation and their interests come first for Canadians.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.com