REAL CLASS - AT 9:58 A.M. ET:  The State Department greeted the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama with a statement that showed that even our diplomats have learned the Chicago style of politics:

In a clear dig at former President George W. Bush, a State Department spokesman compared President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize to the flying footwear his predecessor faced in Iraq.

"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," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters on Friday.

Crowley was referring to a 2008 incident in which an Iraqi reporter hurled his shoe at Bush during a news conference in Baghdad.

Real class.  The obsession with BUSH (!!) continues.  The statement is an embarrassment to the United States, but nothing will be done about it.

Oh, by the way, the Democratic National Committee released a statement accusing Republicans who oppose the award of siding with terrorists.  The New York Times more or less reports the debate.

October 10,  2009