Some in U.S. voting with their feet (Barf Alert)

International Herald Tribune ^ | 7 Feb 2005 | Rick Lyman

[Cornpone]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Christopher Key knows exactly what he would be giving up if he left Bellingham, Washington. . "It's the sort of place Norman Rockwell would paint, where everyone watches out for everyone else and we have block parties every year," said Key, a 56-year-old Vietnam War veteran and former magazine editor who lists Francis Scott Key, who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner," among his ancestors. . But leave it he intends to do, and as soon as he can. His house is on the market, and he is busily seeking work across the border in Canada. For him, the re-election of George W. Bush was the last straw.

[wagglebee]

Get rid of every damn one of them, it's fine with me!

[Max Combined]

Good bye, good luck, and take a few of your liberal friends with you while you are at it.

[KittyKares]

If we could just inspire Barbra Streisand to leave, too!

[Another-MA-Conservative]

Excellent. Be gone, commies. You won't be missed.

[popdonnelly]

Reluctant Americans have been leaving for Canada since the Revolutionary War.

[SandRat]

Then Christopher Key, run do not walk across that border. Oh yes on your way out please formally renounce your US Citizenship we don't want you to come back EVER!

[ScottFromSpokane]

I hope they're all planning to give up their US citizenship and not interfere in our elections.

[SuziQ]

But leave it he intends to do, and as soon as he can. His house is on the market, and he is busily seeking work across the border in Canada. For him, the re-election of George W. Bush was the last straw.

Don't let the border gate hit you on the way out!

[momf]

Don't hold your breath remember the Hollywood types who promised? They're still here... I'll wait and see if he applies for Canadian citizenship or US Social Security!!

[PzLdr]

As long as they renounce their citizenship, and NEVER,EVER come back-and if they want to, they have to LEGALLY immigrate to do so.Then, GOOD RIDDANCE!

[SandRat]

Any one departing MUST renounce formally their US Citizenship and they will NEVER be allowed back in for any bloddy reason---EVER!

[ElkGroveDan]

He'll be back shopping at the K-Mart in Bellingham every weekend.

[Deetes]

Good bye, good luck, and take a few of your liberal friends with you while you are at it.

Take the lot with you.

I don't even think this should be a barf alert ;-)

[anniegetyourgun]

"....Redman, 30, assistant director of the Epilepsy Foundation in Seattle, said she had put her Volvo up for sale and hopes to be living in Toronto by the summer. She and her Canadian boyfriend..."

Is it such a bad thing to be losing these types?

[KneelBeforeZod]

for every whiner that leaves, there will be a 10 100 1,000 mexicans to replace him.

[Tax Government]

Good bye, good luck, and take a few of your liberal friends with you while you are at it.

May they stop by to take a long, leisurely smell of my conservative voting feet before they leave.

[Lorianne]

Why the barf alert? This is an inspiring article! This is something to be encouraged!

[agincourt1415]

This is GREAT NEWS, all the BLUE County people are leaving, I love this!

[Goodgirlinred]

My sentiments exactly! I think that anyone who does this should have to give up U.S. citizenship. Then, if and when they want to come back, they should have to go through the immigration process just like anyone else from a foreign country who wants to come to America. No advantages should be given to them over anyone else. Let those who appreciate the United States come here.