Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize

By awarding President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, the awarding committee has acknowledged two things:

1. Considering what Obama stands for- his tone, his style, his vision, his ability to inspire- the fact that this man was able to successfully win the leadership position of the United States of America at this point in world history says something remarkably positive about the direction the world has the potential to move in.
2. The act of awarding the prize is an intentional, direct effort on behalf of the committee to help push the world in that direction.

I believe the committee feels that those two things are true. The rest is subjective and will be judged by everyone the world over.

I think it was a bold decision, and I applaud it.