Or Hillary. Or a fire hydrant, as long as it's a Democrat. Anything to get the Republicans out of the White House. Thanks to the Bush administration, Canadians have grown to loathe US Republicans so much that some that some of us would trade our Canadian electoral votes to help keep them out of the White House:
"Fifteen per cent of Canadians would give up their ballot in Canada's next federal election to vote in the U.S. election, a new poll co-sponsored by the CBC has found.The poll, done by the Canadian polling company Environics, asked 2,001 Canadians over the age of 15 questions about how they perceive their role, and Canada's role, in the world.
Forty-six per cent of those surveyed in January by telephone said it matters a great deal to Canada who wins the November 2008 U.S. presidential election. Another 35 per cent said it mattered somewhat, while only eight per cent said it doesn't matter at all.
Keith Neuman of Environics told CBCNews.ca that the fact that nearly one in six Canadians said they would vote in the American election over the Canadian election shows just how important they think the United States is." [...]
"While Canadians see the United States as important, when asked what countries stand out as being a negative force in the world, 52 per cent of respondents named the U.S." [...]
"Neuman said other studies have shown that people's opinions of the U.S. are negative because they are uncomfortable with the country's foreign policy, including the invasion of Iraq. They also cite discomfort with U.S. President George W. Bush, who took office in January 2001.
Given that so much Canadian government policy, foreign and domestic, emanates from Washington DC, I wouldn't mind having the chance to help vote the Republicans into the political wilderness. If Stephen Harper has to suck up to a US administration, I'd rather it was Obama's.
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