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Yesss!!! Grapes & Gretzky!!! This ought to quiet down a few of my Canadian relatives who are being force-fed a virulent anti-war, anti-American diet via the majority of their politicians and ALL of their TV news casts! First I had to listen to them crow about getting an NHL Hockey player from my favorite US team, now I have to listen to them jeer President Bush and this "war of aggression."

Well, my Toronto cousins may have gotten my beloved SJ Sharks Captain Owen Nolan in a recent trade to the Leafs, but I've got Grapes and Gretzsky's comments to keep me warm.

All I can say is the president of the United States is a great leader, I happen to think he's a wonderful man and if he believes what he's doing is right I back him 100 per cent," said Gretzky, in Calgary for a news conference for Ronald McDonald Children's Charities.

His character truly shines through. I'm pleased to see this and other articles now showing the Canadian population thinks its government should back the U.S., and three leaders (governors? I apologize for not knowing the correct term) of its provinces have taken issue with Chretien's anti-U.S. stand. One of them even wrote a letter to Paul Cellucci.

This ought to quiet down a few of my Canadian relatives who are being force-fed a virulent anti-war, anti-American diet via the majority of their politicians and ALL of their TV news casts! First I had to listen to them crow about getting an NHL Hockey player from my favorite US team, now I have to listen to them jeer President Bush and this "war of aggression."

A couple of my really liberal Newfie cousins want to come down and visit for a week in June. I am seriously considering asking them to wait for a bit... after I got off the telephone with them the other night, it took my a couple of days to calm down regarding their words about Bush being a bully and too aggressive and the US wanting to rule the world, etc., etc. Aside of that and the love they have for Rosie O'Donnell and Hollywood (and a fascination of all things American) they are pretty nice.

I just don't know if I can stay civil in person (I was fine on the telephone) for a week if these subjects come up. Which they will.