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Originally Posted by MMM
The award certainly wasn't expected, by anyone, I bet. I was surprised, for sure. I am not saying no one deserves the prize more than him, but I do think a lot of positive can come from it, and who know? Maybe it was a message to Pres. Obama to light a fire to inspire him to keep going in the right direction for the world. Will this affect decisions in Afghanistan? I doubt it, but it may affect how people react, so again, who knows?
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So now US policy will be influenced by the Nobel committee? If Obama needs someone else to light a fire to motivate him, then we elected the wrong man for the job.
I am not in the least impressed that Obama won the prize. It makes it painfully clear to the world that Obama is a man of words, and not a man of action. It demonstrates that the Peace Prize committee is what it is, a committee of ideologues appointed by the government of a socialist leaning country which selects winners according to political ideology rather than genuine merit.
I don't care about Obama's healthcare proposals, promises to end wars, etc. All of these things have yet to happen, and it becoming increasingly likely that they won't. Obama's words are strong, but his inability to put them into action demonstrates that he is, in reality, weak. Despite his party holding majorities in both houses of congress, he can't get anything done. Compare this to Reagan, who had to deal with having his party holding a minority in the congress, yet still having no difficulty getting his policies passed.
Taxes will not increase because the promised policy changes will not be enacted. With the economy in it's current condition, they cannot be afforded. Despite howls to tax the rich to help the rest of us, it's obvious that the administration knows that this will only hurt the economy further, and make implementing expensive new policies even more difficult.
It's beginning to look like Obama is a lame duck in the first quarter of his first term. This "Peace Prize" did not help him at all, it was the last thing he needed. It raises expectations which he can't possibly deliver on, and if he loses his re-election bid in 2012, this will be one of the causes.