I might not have phrased it *exactly* the way you did, but I agree wholeheartedly with the senitment. Those of us here in the US who are unhappy with the state of affairs should get involved, not run away. (Or get further involved, if that's the case.) Do what it takes to show the Republicans the door. The '08 campaign is already under way.

And yeah, it does get cold in Canada. LJ, being in Vancouver, is (if I may be so bold) somewhat out of the "winter loop," as it were. I spent several decades in Calgary, which would have long ago frozen into a solid block of ice if it weren't for the "chinooks," the temperate wintertime breezes they sometimes get there. I recall February as the bitterest month, with temperatures down into the -40 range for days on end. Oddly enough, I don't miss that particular aspect of the Great White North. Illinois winters are often downright tropical by comparison.