Not in my America

We'll make this quick, because we're not feeling that great -- we just checked the mirror and we're paler than a Duke cheerleader.

Did we read correctly that Canada is going to issue $1 coins and stamps honoring the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens?

Imagine if our mint decided to honor, say, the New York Yankees with a $1 coin. Imagine the Yankees' first trip to Fenway once those coins hit the street. Vendors would be selling them for $1.50 apiece outside the ballpark to Red Sox fans to take in and chuck at the Pinstripers. Derek Jeter wouldn't get from the dugout to the base line before he had a dozen of those implanted in his skull.

I don't pull the not-with-this-taxpayer's-dollars crap very often, but, by God, not with this taxpayer's dollars.