Well, Mick -- what if the economy in the US continued to worsen, and resources became scarcer, and Bush was re-elected, and the right wing went even further right? The populace of any country can be convinced with rhetoric to do anything at all, IMO, so if enough lies were told, especially about "protecting Canada, our friend and ally," people would read it, buy the whole idea, and turn to the sports page. In both countries.

Of course that's not going to happen, and you and I know that. But there are enough nuts out there that sometimes the unthinkable actually gets thought.