Let the Prizes for Good Intentions Commence

With the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize last night, I wish to announce the following intentions:

1. I intend to invent practical cold fusion. People will be able to build home electricity generation systems for less than $100. Where’s my physics prize?
2. I intend to get a perfect score in the next Olympic archery competition. Where’s my gold medal?
3. I also intend to get perfect scores in all of the other Olympic shooting sports. Where’s my other gold medals?
4. I intend to buy a ticket for tonight’s mega-millions lottery drawing that has the winning numbers. Where’s my check?

Look, if President Obama had achieved anything he is working international peace and diplomacy, I would say he has earned the prize. The problem is, he hasn’t achieved anything, for now. I don’t blame his getting this award on President Obama. I blame it on the fawning worship way to many people have for the man. Though, if I was in his shoes, I would be turning it down and saying I didn’t deserve this award.

Edit:

Since I can not reply to comments on my LiveJournal while at work, I am adding some additional items here:

• The Nobel Peace Prize is not about campaign promises, it is about bringing peaceful resolutions to conflicts. So, I don’t care about how many campaign promises he has kept. That’s not the issue here.
• If he truly feels that he does not deserve the prize, why didn’t he turn it down.
• I am currently attempting to find an article that backs this up. But, he was apparently nominated on January 19, 2009 (close of nominations is February 1). This certainly points to other reasons for his winning the prize.
• I’ll add one other thought. I wonder how much of the prize is for the simple fact that he is not George Bush?