Bush Team Trimming Clinton-like Decrees in U.N.

AgapePress ^ | 6/18/02

[Jean S]

(AgapePress) - In almost stark contrast to a report indicating the White House has written off conservative issues on the domestic front, Associated Press is reporting the Bush Administration is working with the Vatican and Muslim nations to reverse many of President Clinton’s policies at the United Nations.

“It is truly a new day at the U.N.,” White House spokesman Tim Goeglein tells AP. “The Bush Administration has a very important and a different policy position [than the previous administration] -- whether it’s family, whether it’s life, whether it is the centrality of marriage and children. In fact, it is the difference between night and day.”

And promoters of abortion and homosexual rights are expressing alarm at their loss of influence over the American agenda at the United Nations.

“On many of the social-policy questions,” Goeglein says, “that is to say, the questions of family and children and life and marriage, we tend to be in concert with some of the Muslim countries.” He said the U.S. tends to be in concert with the Vatican, and the important thing now is to move the right policy initiatives ahead in the U.N.

For instance, last month, the U.S. delegation worked with nations like Iran and Sudan to block a United Nations declaration that would have said children are entitled to “reproductive health services,” which could have been interpreted to include abortion.

“Where we can find commonality with, perhaps, unconventional allies, we will do so," Goeglein says. "The president has been very clear about his policies of family, marriage, children, and the centrality of the family -- and where we can find commonality, we intend to move ahead.”

The Bush Administration’s U.N. policy team includes former Vatican advisor John Klink, Janice Crouse of Concerned Women for America and Paul Bonicelli of Patrick Henry College.

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Associated Press contributed to this story.

[DoughtyOne]

Any questions Mr. President?

[eureka!]

Incrementalism works both ways...

[Clara Lou]

This is a blow to the Axis of Whining Weasels and GWB's Nattering Nabobs of Negativism!

[hchutch]

Very true. Very true.

[monkeywrench]

"In almost stark contrast to a report indicating the White House has written off conservative issues on the domestic front, Associated Press is reporting the Bush Administration is working with the Vatican and Muslim nations to reverse many..."

I wish they'd worded this differently.

[MJY1288]

They have their thread of negativity up and running, All the usual suspects are there :-)

[Mo1]

Naaaa .. they'll still find something to complain about

[deport]

“It is truly a new day at the U.N.,” White House spokesman Tim Goeglein tells AP. “The Bush Administration has a very important and a different policy position [than the previous administration] -- whether it’s family, whether it’s life, whether it is the centrality of marriage and children. In fact, it is the difference between night and day.”

And promoters of abortion and homosexual rights are expressing alarm at their loss of influence over the American agenda at the United Nations.

Well I wonder what the "AWWs" will think of this. Most of them won't even admit this is being done I suspect.. Anyone have a ping list to use for this?

[Miss Marple]

No, they are all too busy griping that President Bush wants to give money to help fight AIDS in Africa. I thought I would just let them wax eloquently on that thread and leave them alone. LOL!

[deport]

Oh they wax eloquently about many things.... even their dislike for exit polling data....

JH can you hit this with a ping and maybe help spread it around a bit.

[princess leah]

I'm sure we'll hear about this soon enough from herr hillary about "how this administration has undermined all the good things my husband did, blah, blah, blah"

[IoCaster]

BTTT

[MJY1288]

I made the mistake of posting on that thread, some moron called me a "sodomized goat republican" LOL, I knew it was gonna get ugly after that. But they did like the Axis of Whining Weasels" gif :-)

[Free the USA]

Bump list and fyi

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

[DrDeb]

Remember, LIBERALtarians are ANTI virtually every pro-life and pro-family tenet that most Christians/Republicans advocate. Why do you think they are so hostile to President Bush?! The ONLY thing they want is just enough government to finance a minimalist military (for domestic purposes only); otherwise, they would be quite happy with complete ANARCHY!!

[DoughtyOne]

I've seen this flag a number of times. You know, we should start flying these things with the question included! People should have to confront that question.

[kristinn]

It's good to hear there are some Bush administration policies being implemented somewhere that will upset the liberals.

[madfly]

I am not a Republican. I did not vote for Bush. I have not been happy with our country's involvement with the UN. But I don't hesitate to give my President credit for taking this action. I am thrilled. I know others here will feel the same.

Not being a political junkie for most of my life leaves me wondering why so much of the debate over politics (not just here) is conducted on such a childish level.