THE NOBEL EFFECT - AT 6:18 A.M. ET:  There is well-deserved hilarity over the president "winning" the Nobel Prize.  It reminds me of those "prizes" that kids get at summer camp.  You know, "best all-around sleeper" and "outstanding achievement in ice-cream eating." 

Now, every adult knows that those summer-camp ribbons are just promotions by the owners to get the kids to come back.  The owners generally meet with their staff at the end of the season and decide what ribbon goes to what camper.  Every camper gets at least one ribbon.  They all walk up to the rostrum to collect the prize, while parents beam:  "You see, Joey, it doesn't matter that you sank every time you jumped in the water, you're still an outstanding swimmer."

So now the camp counselors in Oslo have decided to give young Obama a ribbon.  "Outstanding peace advocate in his first months in office," or something like that.  He gets the pretty ribbon, and some money.  Under American law, he probably can't accept the money, but it's the ribbon that counts.

And, of course, he'll be back at camp during the 2012 campaign, as a "Nobel Peace Laureate."

That prize will mean as much as the prizes at summer camp, but Obama's supporters - including the people who'll make billions on "global warming" - will beam like parents.

We welcome you to Camp Obama, we're mighty glad you're here.

October 9,  2009