An intellectual (or what passes for one on the Left) and historian tells the Canadians to party on — you're gonna win, we're gonna lose!"

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Deep thoughts from the basement of a fired MNBC commentator:

You can't make Canada the 51st state without going to war with them. And let me explain how that worked out the last time we tried to go to war with Canada. They burned the White House to the ground in 1814! And won the war! Canada beat us in the War of 1812! They probably like their chances against us. We're not going to beat them in a war because we have never been able to do that.

David Strom has thoughts:

Delusion, Thy Name Is Joy Reid

…. Most of you thought that the War of 1812 couldn't have been fought with Canada for the simple reason that Canada did not exist as a separate political entity. I was taught that Canada became a separate Dominion of the British Empire in July of 1867, and the poor, ignorant Canadians have been taught that as well, celebrating "Dominion Day" every July 1. 

If Joy Reid hadn't exposed that malignant lie, we all might have thought that the US fought the British Empire in that war, making our defeat a bit less mysterious. 

Joy's logic that Canada could kick our butts in a war seems impeccable to me. After all, we have never beaten them in a war, and if you project that record out America's population of 330 million, far larger economy, and outstanding military would surely enable them to burn down the White House while wearing fancy uniforms with red coats.

Strom again:

Fortunately for us, I have a sneaking suspicion that Donald Trump, too, understands the peril we would be in should Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney decide to take us out with military might. Filled with fear and trembling, Trump likely has more modest goals than his bluster implies. 

I could be wrong, though, and if so, Americans could soon have access to universal, if bad, health care, doctors who enjoy killing the old, the weak, the depressed, and the poor, and a censorship regime that would please the Left. 

Unfortunately, we would also have a bunch of French speakers as our fellow citizens, and while that might ensure access to fine wine and cheeses, it also implies a dramatic increase in the number of snobs. Not to mention school requirements that our children learn French and how to speak through their noses.  ….