Now that the chatter over Obama's winning the Nobel is subsiding, a few observations:

+ Obama deserves credit for changing the tone coming from the USG. His predecessor was shrill, sanctimonious, and one-dimensional. Obama started the tonal change during his campaign, confirmed his commitment to tonal change in his Inaugural Address, and reconfirmed it in subsequent speeches.

- Obama's actions for peace have been mixed at best. Talk is cheap, ultimately. Internationally, US militarism seems to've been dialed back infinitesimally. Domestically, unpeaceful Washington command-and-control policies have been dialed WAY up, from high to hyper.

= It's just a freakin' award. Deal with it.

-RC