McCain Is Losing His Memory

I've seen what happens to people as they get older and start to lose their memories and other faculties. Sadly it isn't pretty and for U.S. Senator John McCain it appears as though his age is starting to catch up to him.

The poor man was quoted on Friday as saying "Well, some of the 9/11 hijackers did come through Canada, as you know." No John...I'm afraid I don't know that. In fact, the 9/11 commission doesn't think so either. The 9/11 Commission reported in July 2004, all of the 9/11 terrorists arrived in the U.S. from outside North America. They flew to major U.S. airports. They entered the U.S. with documents issued to them by the U.S. government. No 9/11 terrorists came from Canada.

So where does McCain come up with this hogwash. Oh wait, now I see. With his own mind slipping he just repeated what Janet Napolitano, the U.S. homeland security secretary said a few days prior. Unfortunately for Mr. McCain he must have missed Ms. Napolitano's correction when she said she was well aware there had been no Canadian 9/11 connection. She then added that the Canada-U.S. border had, in the past, posed a security risk to Americans.

Well sure there's always a risk that someone could sneak into the United States from Canada but you could hardly blame Canada for that. After all, don't you have to go through American Customs before entering the U.S.? If anything, they'd have themselves to blame for that as well.

I can forgive John McCain for his senile ramblings but I think Ms. Napolitano might just be proof that even a moron can get a high ranking government job. You see, she went on to dig her hole deeper at the recent border conference when she suggested Canada was more lax in its immigration policies than the U.S., alleging Canadian authorities allow people into the country that would not pass muster south of the border.

Hello!!! Does she have any idea how many illegals she has living in the United States?

Is she even aware of the fact the U.S.-Mexican boundary has a drug war raging and countless illegal immigrants flooding into America every year? As the secretary of homeland security that might be something you'd expect her to have extensive knowledge about. If she thinks the U.S. and Canadian border is the same as the U.S. and Mexico border then they may want to get her to briefing and study session ASAP.

Why do American politicians have such a hard time accepting responsibility for their own problems? They never seem to be able to see their own faults because they're so damn busy waving their flag in the faces of the rest of the world.

Don't get me wrong...I love the U.S. and am proud to have it as a friend and one of our best allies on all fronts. The majority of Americans, much like a vast number of Canadians, are smart, hardworking people just trying to survive and pay our bills. They know the truth but just like when your next door neighbour sweeps his leaves into your yard it can strain relations at times.

This myth about the 9/11 hijackers entering the United States from Canada will be around forever. Enough people are misinformed and brain dead politicians don't read their own memos and this will continue to linger on likely forever.