Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Great Regulars: But let's go back to the Nobel committee?

What did they have in mind?

It seems obvious they were speaking to the promise of Barack Obama, not his accomplishment. Compared to other recipients of the prize, his record is thin. How could it be otherwise? Then again, he has already accomplished one big thing: he has changed our approach to the world community by recognizing that, in fact, it is a community.

from Jay Parini: Vermont Public Radio: Thoughts on the Nobel Prize

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