[parthdesai]

> So I thought it was weird, sure, but I could somehow rationalize it.

Not if you happened to be a person in Libya/Syria/Afghanistan or a few other middle eastern countries.

[suoduandao3]

If I recall correctly though, Obama won the peace prize shortly after winning the election and ran from a much more doveish platform than he governed from.

[LanceH]

He won the prize before actually doing anything more than campaign promises. If we're awarding prizes based on campaign promises...well, there will be some interesting awards, indeed.