UN Human Rights Council

Photo of 2009 lineup of UN Human Rights Council.

Relative to conservatives, most "progressives" put stock in international governing bodies such as the United Nations. And one of the frequent laments of "progressives" was about how the Bush administration strayed from the good graces of the international community.

While I was in no way a fan of Bush, I find it quite humorous that anyone could look to the United Nations for moral and legal guidance. Included in the 18 nation line up of the 2009 line up of the UN Human Rights Council are: China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia, all grave violators of human rights. I am sure that the Tibetans that were massacred in China and the women that were stoned to death in Saudi Arabia took great solace that the UN Human Rights council spend the majority of their time harassing Israel.