Canada has universal health care, no debt, a low incidence of gun murders, is consistently rated at or near the top by the U.N. in terms of quality of life and is on friendly terms with Cuba. Furthermore they have a Liberal government that can't stand "the Prancer". Bono was there yesterday:
The rock star also told Canadians that he was a fan of the country, saying at one point that he believes "the world needs more Canada."
"The Canadian voice is hard wired in my heart. I'm a fan because a certain kind of idealism still seems to be alive in this country. You're not an insular place, you've always looked outside yourself, beyond the line of the horizon," Bono said.
Why don't Democratic politicians point to Canada in their debates?