This story has legs ... and a passport

February 2, 2010 1:39 PM

seen would expect the story about Danny Williams travelling to the U.S. to solve a health problem to get lot of interest in the province, and because he's a colourful well-known politician, across Canada.

However because of the viral nature of the internet, the story is garnering interest in the U.S. itself.

The well-known Drudge Report has posted a link to a National Post story with the title: Canadian Premier COMES TO USA for surgery.

Here's a blog entry from the Charleston Daily Mail: Canada health story of the day

From a Blog called Start Thinking Right: Another Foreign Leader Bypasses His Socialist System For American Medical Treatment

And from a blog called Hot Air: Canadian province premier bails on single-payer system for surgery

seen found many more - on a similar theme.

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