President Obama seems to be weak on "Human Rights"

For the first time since 1991, the American President will not meet with the Dalai Lama.

"Obama has tossed aside Carter's "human rights-first" policy as much as he has George W. Bush's "freedom agenda." The Dalai Lama is more than just a religious leader: He embodies the struggle for universal human rights and religious freedom for millions."

And now the State Department it cutting off funding to some organizations that support democracy in Iran.  The Boston Globe reports on the specific case of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.

The US has always had a somewhat schizophrenic foreign policy, alternating between "realistic" and "idealistic".  Looks like, for 2009, we are "realistic".  Lets see how that works.