A Slow Year For Peace

What? Wow! The PR response, and somewhat sincere, it is always great for an American to receive the award.

But the reality is the President has not done anything. Anyone following the news blitz this morning has heard that the President was nominated in February only 12 days into his Presidency. Let's not lose sight of those who have advocated, and acheived peace this year. Former President Clinton has raised almost 700 million dollars through his philanthropy for world peace, Israel returned half of the West Bank to Gaza, Afghan Women have stood for women's rights and education and there are currently more girls in school in Afghanistan than ever before. Obama is still riding the wave of his rhetoric, and it is surprising, because the results really are few and far between. I can see the campaign ethic for his next term, will be that "he has so much promise."

Barack Obama is now listed among past winners of the world's most prestigious award: Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Lech Walesa. It's a long list (and surprisingly doesn't include, say, Gandhi).
But all of these people accomplished a goal, made the world a better place. Even when former Vice President Gore won he had invented both the internet and Global warming (I'm just joking about Al Gore. And i'm holding out hope the Nobel Prize committee is joking about Obama).

A's M.

PS> The Colts Just won the Super Bowl trophy for their potential to win this season. And Obama is leading in the Heisman vote. Geeeze