Leahy: Wall At U.S.-Canada Border 'One Of The Craziest' Ideas but not surprised

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Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) on Monday blasted Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) Sunday comment that a wall between the U.S. and Canada is a "legitimate issue" that should be considered.

"As someone who was born and raised not too far from the Canadian Border, I could not believe Governor Walker’s statement. Election season always brings out crazy ideas, but this is one of the craziest," Leahy said in a Monday statement.

Although he called Walker's remark "crazy," Leahy said he wasn't surprised that Walker made the suggestion.

"Governor Walker simply must be unaware of the economic prosperity that commerce across the northern border brings to the United States. Those of us who represent states that share a border with Canada know better," he said. "It is disappointing but not surprising that yet another Republican presidential candidate is using the border to score cheap political points."


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pat-leahy-canada-border-wall-crazy

[pampango]

1. "Governor Walker simply must be unaware of the economic prosperity that commerce across the northern

border brings to the United States."

The stupid does hurt, doesn't it, Sen Leahy?

[tecelote]

2. Canadaians may be for it.

We're the crazy neighbor.

[MiniMe]

3. And is Walker going to make Canada pay for the wall?

[hifiguy]

4. What that dimbulb is "unaware of"

could fill the Pyramids several times over.

[spanone]

5. thank you senator

[0rganism]

6. i do wonder what his plan for walling off the Great Lakes entails...

if successful, these walls -- especially the aquatic ones -- will be marvels of modern civil and mechanical engineering, financed almost entirely by the federal government. amazing.

maybe once we get done with the border walls, we can beef up the space program and colonize the moon.