Just in case those of you who happen upon this site occasionally may doubt the value of my insight, please note that yesterday (Sept. 30, 2005) the National Post published a lengthy article by heavyweight columnist Andrew Coyne on the state of conservatism in Canada.

You may recall that I touched on the same topic in a piece I posted on June 28th of this year.

Here's what I said:

"To the right in this country we are a nation of defeatist underachievers, unambitious losers and envious sneerers. The thing is, if this is true, no one epitomizes it better than they do."

Here's what Coyne wrote yesterday:

"The right may have little use for self-pity in others, but if there's a culture of defeatism in this country, they've got it in spades."

Here's another point I made:

"I think a key problem is that conservatives in this country have made no effort to capture the patriotic voter market...

"Compare the Canadian right to that in the United States. Republicans are bullishly pro-America. You will never see Democrats outflank Republicans on the matter of patriotism."

...and here's Coyne:

"By leaving open the inevitable question -- who will speak for Canada? -- they have handed the patriot card to the Liberals. As the Democrats' experience south of the border shows, this is fatal to a party's prospects."

Maybe I should send a resume to the Aspers.