Good Neighbors

As I reaad and watch endless news coverage of the Isreali Lebanon ( Hezbollah ) crisis or war I find my self saying Lebanon needs to a better neighbor. Yes, they brats, Hezbollah running around throwing racks at their neighbor and doing nothig about it. So all Israel can do is teach your kids a lesson. Then again I do not live in Israel or Lebanon. This I feel somewhat detached from the entire crisis. I live in the United States of America. So what do I think of our proximate neighbors. I doubt Canada or Mexico will be attacking the US anytime soon but are they good neighbors. Let's see..oh yeah..the world is smaller place, so I guess I have to write piece on the world..but you can't drive to say France or Russia. but you can drive to Canada and Mexico or they ca walk here, so I will be a simpleton and focus o the proximate neighbors or overland neighbors.

CANADA

I have to admit to be born in Canada, so yes this will be toattly objective. Canad is a good neighbor. They do a pretty good job of keeping out the miscreants and other low lifes... mostly they do a decent job of protecting the US from well, terrorists. IN fact they actually break up terrorist plots. Mind you, the most recent ones are charmingly referred to the gang that couldn't shoot straight.

Of course, with gay marriage, decriminalised marijuana and a lower drinking age, one has to imagine Canada as the neighbor who is throwing a wild party, hippie commune and den of iniquity. It may seem that way but they are polite and are certain to turn off the loud music by 10 pm. Alos, Canada has a pretty nice house lots of land, aside from cheap cotton goods and shrimp, there is very little Canada covets from the United States. Of course we all know of the unlonest unprotected border in the world. Let's leave it that way...a fence would hurt the view from the kitchen.

So Canada is a good neighbor or neighbour, to keep them happy. They throw a heck of a party and yes all Americans are welcome, just remember to clean up after yourself. And the neat thing is you can do anything there and no one will tell.....

MEXICO

OK not a very good neighbor, not your Lebaono neighbor but let's face it. They have a messy backyard and they want all our stuff. They really do. We would prefer they fix up their place. Imstead, they would rather play in our backayard and pool. Some people let them provided they clean the pool and mow the lawn, literally. Then you have those Americans who tell Mexico to go get their own pool.

Now Mexico covets everything America has...hey we sent them WalMarts isn't that enough? Also, they trespass and really don't even ask..really, drink your lemonade. Whenever Mexico throws a party, America pays..it just does not seem fair....then again look at Mexico's neighbors and one can appreciate their own dilemna.

Canada is by far the luckiest countrry in the world if you think about it. They only have one neighbor, the US of A