Any Republican that questions this is going to be called a right-wing nut that can't accept the fact that Obama is President. But wait just a minute here. Does he really deserve this award NOW? I mean, what has he really done after just a year? I perfectly accept Obama as being President, he won handily, but this award kinda puzzles me.
When I think Nobel Peace Prize, I think of past winners like Lech Walesa, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, Gorbachev, and Jimmy Carter. Usually the award is given as more of a lifetime achievement or for some truly monumental efforts at peace (like Walesa and Gorbachev). Oftentimes it goes to someone you've never heard of, but who has done something extraordinary.
I just don't see Obama deserving this just yet. His "war of necessity" in Afghanistan has gone quickly downhill in his year in office with last August being the deadliest month yet for our troops (we lost 48, but no one seemed to notice). Iraq has stabilized, mainly due to the troop surge he was against. Not saying Obama would never deserve the award . . .but not yet.
Is this making up for the sketch on SNL last weekend which mocked him as a do-nothing President?
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