Jimmy Carter's warped notion of 'human rights'

Remember when Jimmy Carter made "human rights" the hallmark of his essentially regrettable presidency? He's been sounding the same note- and quite sanctimoniously, too- throughout the Bush administration.

But Carter's commitment to human rights seems to be a tad selective. For example, he's waxed quite eloquent of late in defense of the most monstrously murderous regime in all of human history: that of China.

The selective humanitarianism of the left can be an astounding thing.