Kofi Annan's deputy, Mark Malloch Brown, takes a swing at the "U.S. heartland," and UN Ambassador Bolton fires back. It's too bad. Brown had made an effort to reach out to UN skeptics in the U.S., holding luncheons, etc. and acknowledging that the UN needed major structural reform. His remarks may make the liberals at the Center for American Progress all tingly inside but they will further harm the UN's reputation among conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill and "heartland" Americans. Considering how much good America does in the world - a truly outrageous statement to make if one only read and believed what's on some of the lefty blogs -- Mr. Brown really blew it on this one. PS: Senate Republicans should make Democrats squirm and seek a confirmation vote on the recessed-appointed Bolton as soon as possible.