There are those of us who feel like the Nobel Peace Prize is now even more of a joke than before because the left leaning Norwegians and Scandinavians awarded their highest honor to a man who has done absolutely nothing to restore peace.  Sure, he’s given apologetic speeches as he crisscrossed the globe and this soothes those who are jealous and hate the US.  But where are the results?  Where is the evidence that this kowtowing, blame US first attitude, accomplishes anything?  Has Iran decided to halt their nuclear fission program as a result of Obama’s apology?  What about North Korea?  Al Quieda? The Taliban? What about the IOC (International Olympic Committee)?  Nope.  But he can give an articulate  speech provided his teleprompter is in clear view and his Jeremiah Wright alter ego kicks  in.  Brett Stephens in his Wall Street Journal opinion piece points out that past Nobel peace award winners were what he refers to as “goodists.”

Who are the Goodists? They are the people who believe all conflict stems from avoidable misunderstanding. Who think that the world’s evils spring from technologies, systems, complexes (as in “military-industrial”) and everything else except from the hearts of men, where love abides. Who mistake wishes for possibilities. Who put a higher premium on their own moral intentions than on the efficacy of their actions. Who champion education as the solution, whatever the problem. Above all, the Goodists are the people who like to be seen to be good.

Goodists  include the likes of Jimmy Carter, and others whose names you won’t recognize.  Notables such as Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Charles de Gaulle, General MacArthur, and Franklin Roosevelt were overlooked for the peace prize even though each one increased peace around the world;  freeing  Jews from the terror of Nazi-ism and concentration camps, tearing down the Iron Curtain, and  keeping the flame alive in France.

These were the soldiers and statesmen who did more than anyone else to assure the survival of freedom in the 20th century yet never won the love and admiration of the Scandanavian Nobel decision makers.

Looking at it from this perspective, it makes perfect sense that Barack Hussein Obama was awarded the peace prize based on apologetic rhetoric and good intentions.  I’m sure you’ve all heard of the southern cliche, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

84 percent of the people now say they feel safe in their neighborhoods, according to the latest ABC News/BBC/NHK poll. That’s double what it was two years ago, and 60 percent of people expect things to improve further next year.

The report tonight on ABC news was excellent. There has been notable improvement and success in Iraq.  The majority of Iraqis believe democracy is the best form of government.  I wonder if Obama will take credit for this achievement or if he even cares?  It’s been a long struggle and mistakes were made, but the people of Iraq are free.  Democracy costs $$ and blood.  Is democracy worth it?  W was right to persist.