Canada Keeps its Eyes on Us

I read a lot of conservative articles from Canada. They are afraid of the direction we seem to be going. This morning from the Conservative Free Press come an article on Cap and Trade by Paul Ibbetson, Why you should Love Your Carbon Footprint.
He says:

America, with all its imperfections, is still truly the land of opportunity. This has been the unique component that has brought people from around the world, in every way imaginable, and even some ways not. This opportunity to succeed and, yes, to also fail, is a product brought about by individual freedom that has been unique to America since our founding fathers placed their lives on the line to create a better future for themselves and their families.

Wouldn't it be nice if the other 48% of Americans realized that?