Tis the night before Christmas and a time to take a respite from the state of the Union. There will be plenty of time in the near future to get my bowels in further uproar. So tonight the missus and I will just relax, have some hot toddies and reflect on our blessings of 2024. I hope y’all just do the same. If you don’t want to reflect on your blessings, just think about the wonderful things we can look forward to in our future. We won’t have to show our passport to get into Canada any longer since they will just be another State, our 51st State. It’ll be just like crossing over the bridge from Oregon to Washington. I’m not sure how our neighbors to the North feel about it, though. I think they might have some reservations about our healthcare system compared to what they are accustomed to. There is a significant difference in coverage for medical care in Canada and the United States. In Canada, all citizens are covered by a publicly funded, universal system that provides access to medically necessary hospital and physician services for all residents, while in the United States, studies suggest that 7% of U.S. citizens do not have adequate health insurance, if any at all. I also doubt if Justin Trudeau wants to go from being the Prime Minister of Canada to Governor of the great State of Canada.
And, how about Greenland? I didn’t know it was for sale. But, then again, neither did the Prime Minister of Greenland. We do have an air base on the island of Greenland, Pituffik Space Base, which is our military’s northernmost installation. Their mission is to perform missile warning, space surveillance, and satellite command and control for the United States. I’m not sure how President Musk feels about acquiring Greenland, but his underling Don tRump says that it is a necessity to acquire the island. Trump floated this idea in 2019 and according to Malte Humpert, a senior fellow at the Arctic Institute, “This idea remains as ludicrous as it was in 2019.” If numb nuts isn’t careful, we might find that our presence there isn’t welcome any longer.
If this talk of acquiring Canada and Greenland isn’t enough, add to it the idea of retaking the Panama Canal, another “hair brained” idea the “Man of the Year” is spouting about. Lordy, Lordy my bowels are starting to uproar and I was just going to kick back tonight and be reflective of this wonderful 2024 (other than November 5th). Enough of this rambling. I have to go check my Amazon stock and see how it did today.
Merry Christmas and have a wonderful Christmas Eve! Ziggyman
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