I was running through the local blogs and came upon Tom's blast at the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. I haven't read everything at the SPP home page (sponsored by the U.S. State Department), nor all the information claiming it's an attempt to turn our side of the pond into the American equivalent of the E.U.
As a federal bureaucrat I am somewhat familiar with the word games Uncle plays to tell the story his way. All the same, at first blush Tom's links look like much ado over a variety of agreements that do nothing more than enable the 3 largest players at this end of the hemisphere to play nice together. That's not such a bad idea.
We negotiate stuff like this all the time. Need I mention tax treaties just for openers? Or extradition agreements? I think this may not pass the smell test for some folks because 1) it's Dubya at the reins, and 2) it involves a closer set of relationships with our two hemispheric partners reminiscent of the E.U.. I may be oversimplifying, I know that.
Interestingly enough, I haven't seen anything from the conservative heavy hitters such as Novak, Will or Krauthammer. Novak is not enamored of Bush, he has pointedly criticized Gonzales and other White House follies. Krauthammer has been focused on Iraq and he has had plenty to say that is not overly friendly to the White House. One would think that such a momentous effort would get their attention at the very least. The liberal wing is remarkably silent as well, which doesn't fit their usual M.O. where this President is concerned.
That said, I promise I'll read up on it, but I must admit I am not disposed to being overly concerned about it.
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Hi Kheris. Thanks for the hat tip. CNN's Lou Dobbs has given extensive coverage to the SPP, the North American Union, and the Superhighway. The Canadians are way ahead of us on this. Screaming sessions have ensued in the Canadian parliament and the Canadian press has been all over this for many months.
Weeeeeeeellll...Lou's heart may be in the right place but it doesn't follow that his analysis is correct. On the other hand, the uproar by the Canadians may be worth following, assuming it is not just the extremists howling.
Frankly, I am more concerned about Cheney convincing Bush to drop a bomb or two on Tehran and the outlying provinces. I keep coming across foreign links, including the Brits, that suggest an attack on Iran is imminent.
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