Hagiography

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines Hagiography as the (1) biography of saints or venerated persons; (2) idealizing or idolizing biography. A biography is usually written on the achievements of one person. It seems, thought that the 44th (and current) American president Barack Hussein Obama II, is such an extraordinary character that get praise for what he will do, before he has even done anything (or, let's say, is far from having done something very substantial).

A few weeks ago, Obama won the nobel peace prize, and despite the fact that it came from a foreign country it was just difficult to understand. After all the emphasis on Obama, the cool president, the president of change, racially ecumenical, progressive and modern, this was felt here as something too much. Why did he get the prize? What did he do? He has good intentions, he demonstrated great intentions during his campaign, but now, all America, and the world wants, is change: jobs, no war, environmental protection. So far we haven't seen much (although there is a lot going on) And even the guys from SNL are pushing it.
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Almost one year and nothing to show for it. Guantanamo is still open, Iraq is still a problem, Afghanistan not better, etc...

Nevertheless we have a few hagiographies: "By the people" by Ed Norton on the electoral campaign, and the book "Art for Obama". I hope the change, the good one will arrive before the mid term elections.