What a way to wake up

So this morning, as I stumbled out of bed to the sound of my alarm clock’s news radio reports, I was almost knocked over by the announcement that Al Gore had won a Nobel Peace Prize. Now, it might have been my usual morning grogginess, but I was sort of thrown off by the very idea. I thought the Peace Prize had to be somehow related to fostering, well… peace. But this sort of rampant stupidity isn’t new. Al Gore is among some not-so-great company.

Back when I was learning about the Nobel Peace Prize, the most notable winners were people like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mother Teresa. Since those days, the Peace Prize has had little more significance than Home-Coming King. It’s a sad state of affairs.