Bush to NGOs: Watch Your Mouths

[The_Rorschach]

"Who the heck are all those NGOs and what are they doing at the UN? Well, they are self-appointed groups vying for government-sized budgets and global power, claiming a pseudo-governmental legitimacy while side-stepping the accountability that is the essential requirement of legitimate government. In short, these burgeoning elements of the global New-Left are "hijacking democracy."

Does this mean we shall be doing away with lobbyists as well now? They are much the same, really, only the scale of influence is different. I thought the NGO's have been fairly obviously and clumsy in their political machinations, and that everyone was well aware of them. By the tone of this article, it would seem this unfortunate author simply rolled over one morning and discovered them. It may be enough for him to grow hysterical over their presence, but they don't impress me much.