It might be instructive to view the reactions of political columnists with a history of sympathy to the liberal side of the political spectrum.
A Prize For A Promise
http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...d=rss-politics
"Goofy" admits David Ignatius of the Washington Post, even as he praises the award.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos...icas_popu.html
"What has he done?" - Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/200...eace-prize/?hp
If his friends are saying stuff like that . . . . .
Pretty funny. Hopefully he does the right thing and respectfully declines so the award can continue to carry some cache in the future.
Cowperson