... An observation from Gail Collins's colmun today:For eight years, the Bush white House regarded the U.N. mainly as an annoyance, a mole in the garden of the new American world order. Now we are in the age of the Obama, and trying to once again play well with others.Yeah. That's what I like. More childish analogy in a grown up world that has, surpridse, Good and Evil."Play well with others" works ONLY if everyone is playing by the same rules -- and those rules are fair.In case some here haven't noticed, a significant number of UN members don't give a damn about, much less "play," by the rules -- unless, of course it is in their "self interest." Castigate Israel and give Sudan the chair of the Human Rights Commission? Punish Honduras for ousting a president who was violating THEIR constitution?Obama may be out of fairy dust, but some of people are clearly living in Candyland.When I raised my kids there were some kids who were not worth the risk or time to play with. No matter how well my children played, those kids remained bullies.Crappy analogy, Ms Collins -- and by design, makes America look like --- The Bad Guy!!!QED

by Levi 03:13:03 AM 2015.10.11