The Nobel Peace Prize in a Cracker Jack Box
This entry was posted on 12/11/2009 11:42 PM and is filed under Short Shorts.
Yesterday, I listened to Barack Obama accept the Nobel Peace Prize. I don't understand why he was selected. I guess other countries and societies have their agendas too. But, I was delighted that during his speech, he didn't apologize for the conduct of the United States. Then, I thought, we have really sunk pretty low when I'm delighted that the President of the United States didn't insult our country in his remarks.
I liked what he said about justifying war. Whoever wrote his speech did a nice job. And President Obama is excellent at reading speeches. He also does an excellent job at Christmas tree lightings and Easter egg rolls. It kind of made me wish we had a government like Germany where the president merely officiates at functions. I would sleep better at night if I knew Obama was devoting all his energy toward the next state dinner.
But, if Obama was just the titular head and someone else was the chancellor or prime minister, who would that be? Some of the possible answers were so scary (Reed, Pelosi) that I gave up on the whole idea. Did I ever in my wildest dream think I would get to the place where Hillary Clinton looked good?
