Sunday, October 11, 2009

An undeserved accolade has a high probability of backfire

Bob Schieffer has a sober take on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.

And I would guess that no one at the White House was praying for the President to win the Nobel just yet.

Not because they are selfless, humble souls whose only goal is to help humanity, but because they are very good professional politicians who would know better than most of us that an undeserved accolade has a high probability of backfire.

For the record, I generally agree with the President's approach on foreign policy, but the Nobel Committee did him no favors by giving him the award before he had anything to show for his efforts.


The Nobel Committee has made a mockery of themselves, their award, and even of Barrack Obama.

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