Haven't been around for awhile

Anything I've thought of someone else has put into words better than I could have. Canadianna a has a grasp of Canadian politics second to none. She is generally spot on concerning matters north of the border. Michelle Malkin has the U.S. of A. covered pretty completely so I go there. I've kind of given up on the Free Trade of the Americas getting off the ground anytime soon(like the next 10 years!) I'm afraid the leftists have taken over almost every government in South America. Bolivia, and Urugauay joined the exreme left group and that is too sad as Uruguay had been the closest friend the U.S. had in South America before the last election. The Peronists, of course, still are the ruling party in Argentina but it is hard to decipher just where President Nestor Kírchner stands, except I do believe he is trying to make sure he makes it clear he is not going to stand to clear to the United States. He has already made at least minimal overtures to the Hamas party after their win in Palestine. That is not the sign of a conservative party.
I'm still wondering what has happened to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It seems to me they have all the elements of an excellent team. They have one of the best goaltenders around, they have fine blueliners and excellent offensive lines. Just don't quite seem to be able to win enough games to get any higher than third place. At the moment they are fourth and have fallen below the Habs in the standings for the second time this season. As long as they were ahead of Montreal and at least headed for the playoff I was kind of satisfied, even with that losing streak earlier in the year.