OBAMA’S GLOBAL POVERTY ACT IS WORTHY OF McCAIN’S ATTENTION BECAUSE HE MAY have the opportunity to vote on it. Can he stop fretting about the Times long enough to tell us where he stands? At the same time, he should also tell us about his latest position on the U.N.’s Law of the Sea Treaty. He was for it before he was against it. Then he took a position in favor of it again. This flip-flopping is unacceptable.

We’ve got a lot of work to do because we have news organizations that regard the U.N. as a sacred cow. In this regard, we discovered that, in its new budget, the Bush Administration is requesting almost $5 million for two Law of the Sea Treaty organizations, despite the fact that the treaty hasn’t yet been ratified. I guess I’m old-fashioned but I thought that treaties have to pass the Senate before they are implemented. To his great credit, Senator David Vitter has strongly objected to this proposed funding. With your support, we will continue our role as an INDEPENDENT watchdog