And there are a lot of us that feel that way. And my view is that this is the perfect place for Americans to rant and rave and express themselves. I find it rude and offensive when foreigners come here and tell me off for exercising my first amendment rights on an American site.
"Its good to know there are like minded people north of us, we might need them one day."
There are some good and decent people in Canada. There are some good and decent Canadians that write regularly on this site, and I appreciate their participation. They are clearly conservative and furthering conservatism. And there are some Canadians who appear to have no other purpose in being here than to defend Canada, and that is not the purpose of this site as I understand it. If Jim Robinson sees it otherwise, I will respect that. It is his site. But my view is that foreigners who come here, not for the purpose of furthering conservatism in America, but for defending Canada, or France or Syria -- are not honoring the purpose of this site.
As far as "needing" Canadians some day. My mind doesn't work that way. I don't think in terms of what I would call co-dependent bargaining -- "I'll look the other way while you trash American and then one day I'll ask a favor of you". I would rather strengthen our alliances with those countries who stood with us (UK, Aussies, Poles, Spain, Italy, Israel, Eastern Europe, Japan etc. etc) than try to make some "bargain" with Canada.
If Canada comes around, I will be very happy and I will acknowledge it. Until then I will criticze Her.