A Nobel Cause

Today the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. While many people are skeptical about whether or not he deserves the award, others consider it an honor not only for the president, but also for America. Both arguments went through my head when I heard that he had received the award.

He doesn't deserve it. He's only been president for nine months. He has a lot of plans, but usually to get an award you have to have done something. Yeah, he's made a lot of great speeches, but that doesn't mean he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Look at all of the people around the world who say it's too early. He even said he doesn't deserve it.

It's such an honor. How cool is it that our president won the Nobel Peace Prize? It's not just about him. It's about our country getting something right. It's about the message we're sending to the world. He's only had nine months in office. He can't do everything he said he's going to do in nine months. This is a "call to action" to make sure that he knows the world is behind him. I think they made a wonderful choice.

I think both points of view have their merits, but whether or not people think he should have won, he did win the Nobel Peace Prize. I think we should congratulate President Obama for his award and start working on the problems he wants to address. I like what the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee told the Associated Press: "Some people say — and I understand it — 'Isn't it premature? Too early?' Well, I'd say then that it could be too late to respond three years from now. It is now that we have the opportunity to respond — all of us."