The Philippines is firmly committed to its alliance with the United States but will not be lectured on human rights and treated like a "little brown brother," the country's Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Thursday.
And as an aside, Yasay is aware that our African-American president is darker than he is, right?
I guess some clubs are too valuable to discard. Ever.
UPDATE: I find it hard to disagree with this assessment of Kerry.