State Dept. wonk on Obama’s Nobel: "From our standpoint, you know, we think that this gives us a sense of momentum … when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes"
In December 2008 I wrote this in a column about the man who threw his shoes at George W. Bush: “Many in the Islamic world believe or hope that Obama will be the anti-Bush, and will craft a foreign policy more to their liking than Bush’s — that is, one involving concessions and appeasement.” Is it better to be given…
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