The Political Chase

Governor Romney, it’s the U.N.

Mitt Romney must not have done well in GOV 101. Actually, that’s giving Governor Romney too much credit. One could infer that students are not taught about the United Nations until they reach college level classes, when instead the U.N., as I recall, was presented to students before entering junior high school.

Earlier today, Governor Romney said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should not be allowed to address the United Nations next week, but instead should be greeted “with an indictment under the Genocide Convention.”

I don’t care to listen to Ahmadinejad rant and rave either, but it looks like Governor Romney is having a little trouble with basic government. The U.N. is not part of the United States government, is virtually not on U.S. soil, and the U.S. has no legal authority to grant or deny access to the U.N.

Now, there could be a simple explanation for Governor Romney’s statement. Maybe he intends to govern like George Bush — make up and/or dismiss national and international laws in accordance with his personal wishes and desires.