I just have to ask

[cakadu]

Curiosity is getting the better of me and I have to ask: How will Ralph and Shirley's going to the U.S. later this month to ask yet again to have the border open help to get the border open if it hasn't worked the last 1/2 dozen or so times that people have gone down?

Are they presenting new evidence, is there something new that they can say that hasn't already been said?

I'm just at a lost to understand how another trip on taxpayer money can help at this stage of the game, especially with the U.S. comment period still open.

Can someone please enlighten me?!?!?

[ivbinconned]

Actually Ralph is going to go down and try to smooth things over. President Bush has heard tell that some Alberta “cowman” has been slopping a lot of crap about with a big manure fork about Americans on some web site. Saying things like they are into world domination and other inflammatory stuff like that.

Bush has been wondering, why if that cowboy wants the border open…why does he keep insulting me and the whole country all the time??

[rusty1]

cowman - ws that you ranting and raiving. You're going to have to pay the $29 for Ralph's glass of orange juice.

[kato]

George Bush worried about some "cowman's" opinion? Well there's something new.

Cowman, I hope you weren't too hard on the poor guy. After all, everyone knows how much George relies on everyone liking him.

[kato]

I think we should all pitch in a couple of bucks and send "cowman" along with Ralphy.

[k-way]

They both need a holiday spend more money kissing the USA ***. What about the ABP up to? Anybody KNOW what Speller is up to he said they where going to help us farmers out, are they going to wait another year to help us cow-calf farmers(SLOW GOVERMENT). If I treated my cows that way they would throw me in jail.

[PureCountry]

I remember when George Bush got elected, I was thinking,"Damn it's good to finally see a Texan in office!" I thought it would be like an Albertan for Prime Minister. But then again, I have been wrong before.

[cowman]

HaHa! I guess I'd better be watching out for the CIA coming to get me? Actually I doubt if George Bush even knows where Alberta is.
Well the best we can hope for is that Shirley can keep Ralph quiet and not let him say dumb things that might screw up anything!

[boone]

Post: AND VERSA VISA!

[johnboy555]

ivbin.........excellent comment......u tell em boy

[StrawBoss]

Now I know why the feds don’t help or care about the west, we have been too mouthy calling down the eastern politicians and threatening to separate if we don’t get our way—eh!

[StrawBoss]

We don’t know what goes on behind closed doors, maybe Ralph will tell our U.S friends “ you like our gas and oil so you better start liking Canadian cattle.”

[PureCountry]

Awfully opitimistic StrawBoss, but you make a good point. We don't REALLY know what happens, so it's best to not assume. What do they say about ASSUME?
You make an @$$ out of U and ME?

[k-way]

johnboy555: Why don't you lay off cowman? He's obviously got WAY more insight and experience, and that's a valuable thing these days. Our whole industry needs every useful opinion and viewpoint we can get to find our own way out of this mess. So if all you can do is b@#$$ about what a dinosaur he is in every thread instead of contributing something useful, stop wasting everyone else's time here! I may agree or disagree with the contributors (including cowman sometimes yes and sometimes no), but at least they are all trying to use this forum constructively. I appreciate everything I can learn from all of them. You never seem to have anything of value -- just a lot of whining!

[15444]

Agree with you 100%, k-way. Cowman has alot of experience and we should value everything he and everybody else says on this site. Quit badmouthing!