Yes, Obama should crush "don't ask, don't tell" and make a real commitment to equal rights for all. Yes, he should tear off the Spock mask and go all Kirk death match in Congress to get us a public option. But how, exactly, is a Nobel prize a BAD thing? Explain, please.
The news broke this morning, and already the message boards and comment sections are crowded with "words of wisdom" from disgruntled citizens who have heard that the prize might be "an albatross around Obama's neck" and just want to get in their two cents to confirm that it sure will be.
Where did the energy and desire go? Where did we get so cynical and why are we misdirecting our anger and cynicism toward a man so respected by the rest of the world that it actually baffles us here at home?
Without Obama, this nation would now be defunct. We're in bad shape, but if his economic stimulus package had not been introduced, things would be tragic. I didn't hear this outcry when Bush and Cheney were bankrupting our nation to invade another country and make billions in contracts and tax breaks for their rich friends. No, we saved our collective snark for the guy who is trying to save life as we know it in America.
Yes, he needs to stand up for equal rights and a public health care option. Aside from that, is there anything people can legitimately gripe about? Would you like to be in a bread line instead of angry about unemployment benefits? Because that's where we would be if the GOP had won.
What if we save the snark for people who deserve it? And what if we took one whole day to celebrate the fact that we now have a president the world respects? Would it hurt us? Apparently.