Politico reports that the Senate might play a game of musical chairmanships should Barack Obama become President. Among the changes that may occur would be the elevation of John Kerry to the position of chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. This might concern those who have qualms about the virtues of extreme multi-lateralism and the prospects of the outsourcing of American  foreign policy to the United Nations. Kerry famously said that there should be a "global test" regarding our foreign policy. We should seek approval from other nations before undertaking action. This would clearly be the triumph of hope over experience since reliance on such bodies as the United Nations has been, and would continue to be, harmful to American interests given that body's history over the last several decades (and given the veto power exercised by China and Russia in the Security Council)/ The abandonment of the concept of American sovereignty might be the dream...(Read Full Post)