With so many foreign names, why stop with one gulf?

By Tom Burke / Herald Columnist

In my last column I gave Donald Trump credit for an almost-good idea; that we annex Canada and make it our 51st state.

I first applauded (well, not really) the idea, then tongue-in-cheek suggested we not start a war with an enemy who’s once beaten us (the War of 1812), but instead make the great state of Washington the 11th Canadian province, garnering big benefits and avoiding another embarrassing loss.

Which started me thinking – maybe Dear (Leader) Donald has other (almost) good ideas. Like Trump’s bold assertion of U.S. power and his unparalleled grasp of history and comprehensive insights into geography; when he renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Not that that was a good idea. Actually, it was a pretty stupid idea.

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