It was obvious President Obama wishes that the Nobel committee hadn’t put him in this spot. But he should have been brave enough to tell it no. Full Story »
Posted by Subramanya Sastry - via Dan Kennedy, AllTop, New York Times (Opinion), Opinion Source, New York Times (Most Emailed)
Thought provoking. Douthat does cover his bases pretty well. But I'm not convinced by his argument. Strategically, one has to think about how this plays domestically. And I think conservatives would have been all over him had he not accepted. They would have questioned him as America hating. This was a little bit of a no win of Obama, and all things being equal I think he kept it real (rather than falsely modest).
An op-ed piece penned by the New York Times conservative. And true to right wing mantra, it’s basically an attack Obama article with the usual reckless insults we’ve all become accustomed to: Obama's a coward for not refusing it; Obama doesn't deserve it; Obama will be remembered only as a Nobel Laureate, etc. Actually, if nothing else, Obama deserves the award for reversing the right wing’s "if-you-don’t-like-our-foreign-policy-then-up-yours," diplomacy.
Conservatives have worked themselves into frenzy of "righteous anger" because their God-given right to rule has been usurped by a Democrat—and a black one at that!
Written apparently by someone who really can't stand Barack Obama, and an intellectual elitist to boot. While some of his points might have some merit, his peevish tone seems adolescent and takes away from any valid point he might have wanted to make.
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