The United States is so knee-deep in political corruption that when the leader of the free world is awarded something so prestigious as the Nobel Peace Prize, certain political parties only look at the situation as more material for their vapid rhetoric.
On Oct. 9 the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that President Barack Obama would receive the award "For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
"The award was also intended as "an early vote of confidence intended to build global support for the policies of his young administration."
It's frustrating that right-wing conservatives continue to take swipes at the president with the focal points that Obama hasn't done enough in his early presidency to warrant such an award, and that his nomination was earned solely due to what Michelle Malkin describes as Obama's "We Suck ‘09 Tour."
Obama isn't saying "We Suck," but rather trying to solve matters in the most logical way. Consider the work that Obama has put into the position of president to gain any traction with world leaders. It would be with complete hubris if Obama followed George W. Bush and thinks that everything is alright. If anything, the president is a bigger man than most to apologize for actions that weren't his.
Consider the fact that Obama was the first sitting president to preside over a United Nations Security Council meeting and installed Lt. Gen. Stanly McChrystal as military commander based on his counterinsurgency techniques. That certainly doesn't suck.
The committee was quick to exemplify Obama's work for non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, especially in Iran – the world's most politically heated region. It's comical for anyone to criticize the president when he has only worked to keep Earth as a planet and not a molten mess of nuclear waste.
It's evident that beneath the chest-beating of Republicans lies a tacit understanding and certain embarrassment that President Obama has been able to do more good in eight months than George W. Bush did in eight years. What's more impressive is that Obama has been able to do more with less and in a worse environment than his predecessor.
The U.S. dollar used to be a strong currency but went virtually bankrupt as the American auto industry hit the emergency brake; banks lost the ability to hold money and taxpayers had to pay $750 billion to keep everything from sinking. It's like living in Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad."
Republicans want to rip a man for trying to end nuclear warfare, not to mention overhauling a cornerstone of America known as health care. It's overtly hypocritical
and insulting.
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