Is there a double standard among liberals and Democrats?

News that Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today bothered me. He has yet to do anything that promotes peace. I'm not even going to go into detail about that, because it is a fact. But some of the quotes I have heard from Democrats themselves caught me off guard. For instance, this from Stephen Wayne, professor of American Government at Georgetown University:

'"What had he done by February? He had been the first African-American elected president and provided sawing rhetoric," Wayne said. "In one sense, Obama has always been more popular in Europe than in the United States. That popularity is based in part on the contrast he provides to former President George W. Bush, who was not popular in Europe. I am very favorable toward President Obama, but this prize is just a surprise to me."' (Thanks Fox News)

Read that last sentence. It surprised even the liberals! So, in my shock, I did what all college students do: I took my concerns to Facebook courtesy of my status bar. Imagine my surprise (not really) when I started getting heavy negative feedback. Some told me I needed to get a job (which is true - don't see how that matters in this debate) that Obama was OUR president and somehow because he was elected I am obligated to support him. Now, I wonder if that person supported George W. Bush while he was in office? But there is an even more important issue raised in this comment: Is Barack Obama being followed blindly by many liberals? YES!

Why does it matter? Because when people follow a leader blindly without questioning him or her, that society stands to suffer deeply. For example, Nazi Germany (OH MY GOD! HE JUST MADE A REFERENCE TO HITLER AND OBAMA IN THE SAME SENTENCE!!! I did, but I am not calling Obama Hitler. Hitler had truly sinister desires, I do not believe that Obama harbours any of those.) followed a leader blindly, and we all know how long it took the country to rebound.

What I am saying is this: we need to wake up before the country we know and love is no longer ours, it is the government's. We cannot let this man institute policies that lead us towards nationalization of the markets. Our government was not created to tell us what is and is not good for us. Our government was created to protect us from enemies, both foreign and domestic. When we feel that our leaders are not doing this, it is our duty as citizens to stand up and question them.

God Bless.

J.