The End of American Exceptionalism?

Like most people, I was stunned when I heard the news of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's choice of Barack Obama for the Peace Prize.  Politicized?  Premature?  Aspirational?  Inspired?  All of the above?

It has stirred a lot of controversy.  I posted a comment about it on Facebook yesterday morning.  At last glance, that post has more than 30 comments.  So, if nothing else, the prize, right or wrong, got people talking.

Some good commentary on the Committee's choice from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.