"But I think the committee made a mistake in giving the prize so soon,frankly, because it somewhat discredits and cheapens the whole notion of the Peace Prize because we haven't yet seen if this Obama approach really is going to make a difference in solving problems.
VOA: standard.2009.10.09
They are sick of Washington's harsh and cynical hyper-partisanship, but they do not have a split-the-difference approach to politics.