Congrats to the Goremeister from your pal Greg.
The best comment I’ve seen thus far on Gore’s Peace Prize win comes from Fausta’s blog, forwarded by a friend:
The coy former Vice-President may run for president again, may choose to stay home admiring his Oscar, Emmy, and Nobel, or may do a one-man show on Broadway, which may in turn win him a Tony award, thus outdoing Rita Moreno, who hasn’t won a Nobel Peace Prize yet.
And, for the record, I’ve always believed two seemingly contradictory statements: a) Gore’s heart is in the right place and he’s using his stature for a noble purpose b) He’s going to use global warming as a springboard to jump back into politics.
Also, while I’m not a Swedish committee, I think, as general a guideline for awarding Peace Prize, action trumps intent. The 2006 award winners provide a good example of that.
I think Gore deserves kudos, pats on the back or whatever little gold trophies you have out there. But the get-check tells me he’s not Peace Prize material. I don’t know.
A note to the Bumese monks, the Nobel race isn’t like the Oscars. You can’t screen just before the cut-off date and expect consideration from the academy. Too little, too late my be-robed friends.