Nobel Peace Prize Absurdity

Now we've heard it all! Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009!
There have been some crazy things happening in this country of late, but perhaps this bit of news is the strangest. The nomination of President Obama for this once prestigious award is nothing short of a joke. Nominated a mere 11 days after he took possession of the Presidency, it is merely a political ploy by those abroad who wish to stick it to former President George W. Bush one more time.
The committee, to paraphrase, gives him the award based on his "potential." Potential to lead? I've yet to see any leadership qualities demonstrated. He was elected because he can give a good speech, reading from a teleprompter. He is weak, folks, so weak he's left a request open from General McChrystal for more troops for 40 days now. This "man of peace" is a wartime president who won't listen to his generals. And he has only spoken to McChrystal once in the last 70 days. What kind of leadership is that? What kind of message does this send to our troops? It's obvious that while our military is suffering losses, it doesn't matter to the President or he would have acted swiftly and surely by placing faith in the judgment of his military leaders and answered that request in a timely manner.
What kind of leader ignores the people who elected him when they say they don't want the healthcare bill passed? When they say they're happy with the current plans they already have?
It's believed by some that this award gives a boost to the image of America overseas. The only thing this award is doing is making America a laughing stock abroad. And, in the end, it will do more harm than good.
The people of America don't care about the Nobel Prize. What they care about is the welfare of this country; the economy and the lack of jobs that continue to grow everyday despite his claims that we are "coming out" of the recession.
Tell that to the people of Ohio who see those unemployment totals continue to climb.
Tell that to the people who have relocated 3 and 4 times to find work and within the same year, are losing those jobs because of the economy and more downsizing. Tell that to the people who don't know how they're going to put food on the table for their families.
Congratulations to the President for his award and his million dollars. Maybe he'll use that money to help pay down the debt he has raised to a trillion plus dollars.
~ One Voice