The worst part about giving Obama the Nobel Participation Trophy is that they did it his first year in office, before he had a chance to accomplish anything. As if they werecafraid that if they waited for that, he would botch the job so badly that they would lise all credibility.
My sister enrolled her kids in a league I'll call "Happy, Peppy, Nobody Loses Soccer." Yes they got participation trophies, but at least they had to play the season first.
To his credit, Obama said "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by all people in all nations."