I would not deem myself a liberal or conservative by anymeans, but say that I am more moderate. I am more conservative when it comes to fiscal policy and liberal when it comes to social issues such as gay marriage, abortion, or what have you. I am not trying to hate on Obama, but I really don't understand - like manyyyy people - why he was awarded the 2009 nobel peace prize. Nominations had to be postmarked by February 1, 2009, and he had only been in office for 12 days. What had he done at this point? Sure he had efforts to "better international diplomacy", but 12 days into office, he hadn't ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING YET. Obama is the 3rd sitting President in history to win this prize and I don't think he compares to Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, or Jimmy Carter Jr. at this point in time. Maybe he will live up to them since he has only been in office for 9 months, but I think there were better candidates that have actually accomplished major actions for peace in the world.
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