Bad Decisions from the UN...Again

The Toronto Daily News reported today that, "According to the new UNISEF report, United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey evaluating the well-being of children in industrialized countries."

The article goes on to say that, "UNICEF ranked 21 industrialized countries in six categories: material well-being, health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviors and risks, and young people’s own subjective sense of well-being."

"The U.S. was last for health and safety, measured by rates of infant mortality, low birth weight, immunization, and deaths from accidents and injuries."

Of the industrialized nations, of which there are around 21, the Netherlands, Finland, and Denmark ranked at the top! But take a look at this article . The Dutch government intends to expand its current euthanasia policy, setting guidelines for when doctors may end the lives of terminally ill newborns with the parents' consent. Somehow, the UN doesn't factor euthanasia into the equation of "well-being".

Just another example of UN incompetency.

Giuliani

This past weekend I attended the California Republican Convention where Rudy Giuliani was the lunch speaker. A charismatic speaker, he definitely gained the support of the moderate-leaning audience.

With a weak Republican pool of presidential candidates, some conservatives may be tempted to support him as an alternative to McCain. This is a great primer on why conservatives should not compromise their principles to support this liberal Republican. Here are some exercpts:

On Abortion:

"I'm pro-choice. I'm pro-gay rights,Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. "No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing," he responded." -- CNN.com, "Inside Politics" Dec 2, 1999

On Illegal Immigration:

But, as Michelle Malkin has revealed, under Giuliani, New York was an illegal alien sanctuary and "America's Mayor" actually sued the federal government in an effort to keep New York City employees from having to cooperate with the INS:

"When Congress enacted immigration reform laws that forbade local governments from barring employees from cooperating with the INS, Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed suit against the feds in 1997. He was rebuffed by two lower courts, which ruled that the sanctuary order amounted to special treatment for illegal aliens and were nothing more than an unlawful effort to flaunt federal enforcement efforts against illegal aliens. In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, but Giuliani vowed to ignore the law."

Back again

I am glad to return to the internet world. During my stint on the George Allen campaign in Virginia, I took down my blog so as not to give the liberal left an opportunity to twist the words of a campaign member.

I was the Eastern Regional Politcal Director, coordinating all of the grassroots, volunteer, and visibility activities in the northern part of the first congressional district. As a staff member of the Republican Party of Virginia, I got an inside look at how things turned out.


The lesson that we can learn is conservative principles will always win over middle-of-the-road thinking. The marriage amendment passed in Virginia by an overwhelming 57 percent. If Allen had been within even five points of the amendment, he would still have had a clean victory. The reality on the campaign: Allen did not publicly and strongly align himself with the amendment until the last two weeks of the campaign. Had he show clearly that he supported the amendment, and his liberal opponent Jim Webb was against it, then Republicans would still probably control he Senate. Hopefully Republicans will learn this lesson for the 2008 elections.