[beelzepug]

"...more are pursuing a move above the 49th parallel, fed up with a country they see drifting persistently to the right and abandoning the principles of tolerance, compassion and peaceful idealism they felt once defined the nation."

Right. And June Cleaver once defined the American Mom. This country is more tolerant today than it has ever been. How else can you explain such court decisions as a constitutional right to an abortion or the right to engage in sodomy, the villifying of the Boy Scouts, a public that would elect Bill Clinton TWICE, and much, much, more.
We've abandoned the principles that made us great, no question about that. And after 70 years of the democrats calling the shots it isn't going to be fixed overnight. Letting as many as will go move to Canada is a damned good start, though.

[IAMNO1]

"...more are pursuing a move above the 49th parallel, fed up with a country they see drifting persistently to the right and abandoning the principles of tolerance, compassion and peaceful idealism they felt once defined the nation."

I laughed at that line of the article too. That crap ("tolerance, compassion and peaceful idealism") never defined this great nation the way that they would like it to have. Theirs is an orgy of "if it feels good...do it" expression, "can't we all just get along" whimpering, and "turn-the-other-cheek" weakness, that I, for one, want no part of. Hasta la vista baby!