Potentially Too Convenient

So, Al Gore has won the Nobel Peace Prize along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Both have done a great deal to raise international consciousness about environmental issues and through their efforts may make the future better for the entire planet. Odds are this award given will just get boiled down to political talking points. The left side of the political spectrum will say it puts winds in their pro-environmental sails and the right side will cremate the beaten dead horse of the "argument" against global warming, which you think would have become embarrassing by now. In the end at least the right side may keep breathlessly preaching about how there's not consensus on the issue as the boat leaves without them. On the other hand the so called progressive left will play to the center and do just enough to forestall criticism. Basically I just wish political figures campaigned on being sensible and doing the right thing, but for now they'll got for the convenient thing and keep dispensing talking points.