Kathy, I think they've made an intentional shift to giving the award for philosophies rather than achievements.

I wonder if they thought that through long and hard. It really does change the face of the award. In my adult lifetime, it's seemed a left-leaning thing, but in the past at least they have identified *what* they believed the recipient had done that furthered peace. I didn't always agree with their assessment, but at least they said, "THIS thing you DID, in our opinion, furthered peace!"

This time it's, "We like your plans, dude!"

To me, it diminishes the power of the award. Someone suggested that Clinton would have been a better choice given his post-office work.