The American Spectator

p>The U.N. is going to have a very rough 2005. Senator Coleman isn't going to be satisfied with Kofi's stonewalling, and when Dr. Rice takes over at State, the U.N. should feel pressure from us unlike anything it's felt since Jeane Kirkpatrick guided us out of the UNESCO scam in the 1980s. With Dubya at the helm, Dr. Rice at State, and Big Dog at Fort Fumble, America will be solving the problems we face without U.N. interference. That Amb. Danforth is quitting so soon is a pity on one hand. His political skill, integrity, and good judgment will be missed. But maybe we'll finally pick an ambassador to the U.N. who's appropriate to the seriousness of the institution, and who reflects our view of its usefulness. Maybe Jonathan Winters can be talked into it. If he can't, I hear Charlie Callas is fed up with Vegas. p> TAS Contributing Editor Jed Babbin is the author of Inside the Asylum: Why the UN and Old Europe Are Worse Than You Think (Regnery Publishing). BR> /p> /font> /p> br> /td>