This shouldn't be difficult for the General Assembly. Given the choice between having a representative of Hugo Chavez - who just one month ago abused the General Assembly floor to call another leader 'the Devil' - or a jelly donut on the Security Council, all but a few should have voted for the donut. As it is, the alternative to Venezuela is not a donut - it's Guatemala, a small but representative country of Latin America, certainly more representative than Venezuela, an oil-rich kleptocracy with a messianic presidente.
Nonetheless, half the General Assembly voted for Venezuela in early rounds. Apparently Chavez's rhetoric didn't fall on deaf ears. And apparently, the U.S. is no longer appreciated as host of the world's deliberative body. If Venezuela beats out Guatemala in tomorrow's voting rounds, it is high time to bid adieu to the UN and break up the General Assembly into luxury condominiums.
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This blog smells of sulfur. Surely, Chops, you must realize that you are the devil, the root of all evil, your various charitable activities, generally moral conduct, and efforts at world improvement notwithstanding.
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