Canadians will elect a new government on January 23, and, unless trends change, the Conservatives will not only win a minority government, they are on the edge of a MAJORITY government.  The Conservative Party in Canada, led by Stephen Harper [who bears an uncanny resemblence to Spongebob] is much like the American Republican Party, heavily influenced by the so-called Christian Right.  

That's right, the United States has struck another blow against the forces that seek to defame us and demean us on the world stage.  No, no, this time it's not Bush.  It's Canada.

Canada, our neighbor to the north. You've probably heard of them; they've been in the news recently, what with their government collapsing and all. As of late, we've had an interesting trade relationship with them. I'm sure that you know that they send us prescription medication, but did you know that we're sending them right-wing nutjobs? It's true!

The man known to have blazed the trail for the religious-conservative movement in the United States rallied Canadian faith leaders yesterday, urging them to get behind the vote.

Ralph Reed, who led hundreds of thousands of members of the religious right to get the vote out during the era of former U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, told delegates to a Christian conference last night to put on their work boots and tennis shoes and knock on doors.

"Come Jan. 23, there's going to be a new Canada of conservative traditional values," he told a cheering crowd of 400 people who greeted his remarks with a standing ovation.

Oh, boy.

I don't even know why Reed was allowed to leave the country, seeing as he was in on Jack Abramoff's little con game. But then, he's slipped out of similar jams before. Perhaps a bit of a history lesson is in order.