(Posted by John.)

Boy, first Matthew Yglesias mused about America seizing Canada’s Maritime provinces post-Quebec secession, now Stephen Colbert wants to suck out our northern fossil fuels and convert waterfowl to Christianity. I’m beginning to feel a bit like an Iraqi, circa October 2002…

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