As usual, the Bush supporters, with their magnificent grasp of geopolitical developments, are out of touch with reality.

There may be a lot of oil sand and shale in Canada, but Rare Lamb's smug (dare I say stupid?) complacency is unjustified.

The US is not Canada's only customer. Guess who?--China--has recently bought approximately a 44% interest in a Canadian firm which deals with Canadian oil sand and shale. Fascinating article in a recent Congressional Quarterly spelling out the Bush administration's brilliant success in being outmaneuvered all over the world in the contest for oil. Particularly vivid is the clash between the Bush alleged democratization push and the US increasing thirst for oil.