Since everybody's handing out awards, I'm going to invent the A.J. Liebling Award — named in memory of the journalist who boasted "I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better" — and give it to Mickey Kaus who posted this on Friday at 2:48 AM (Pacific Time):

What Obama Should Do With His Nobel Peace Prize Posted Friday, October 09, 2009 2:42 AM | By Mickey Kaus

Turn it down! Politely decline. Say he's honored but he hasn't had the time yet to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. Result: He gets at least the same amount of glory—and helps solve his narcissism problem and his Fred Armisen ('What's he done?') problem, demonstrating that he's uncomfortable with his reputation as a man overcelebrated for his potential long before he's started to realize it. ... Plus he doesn't have to waste time, during a fairly crucial period, working on yet another grand speech. ... And the downside is ... what? That the Nobel Committee feels dissed? ... P.S.: It's not as if Congress is going to think, well, he's won the Nobel Peace Prize so let's pass health care reform. But the possibility for a Nobel backlash seems non-farfetched. ... 2:48 A.M.