By and large Canada is not that different than America.  It’s just that everything in the US is in high def. Everything is magnified in America.

There are many things that are interesting when travelling in the US. It must be the most interesting place in the world. Crazies are certainly one of them. They abound here.

Take scammers for example. The latest and greatest scammer is the disgraced Congressman George Santos who was recently turfed out of office by his confrerés. First, you have to be pretty bad to warrant ejection, especially by your own side. Take a look at some of their members in good standing if you doubt that.

Here is how New York magazine summed up his short life so far:

“Most often, it’s best to assume what the Republican from Long Island has said about his life is bogus.”

Lately it has been revealed that his scams and lies and have gone into the realm of alleged serious malfeasance, but until then many of his lies were so ludicrous they were funny. For example, he claimed to have been such a serious volleyball star for his college team he actually had to have knee surgery on both knees because of his exuberant jumping. It turns out he never played for the volleyball team.

Lies like that though tend to find a congenial home in the modern FantasyLand.  We must get used to this. I will continue. That much is inevitable when truth is no longer valued.