I can't imagine President Lincoln getting a lot of "Thank You" cards and well wishes for abolishing slavery. But it was the right thing to do.
In the same vein it would have been an instant boon to President Obamas poll numbers and maybe Democrats chances in November if President Obama stood up and did the REPUBLICAN thing, demagogue freedom of religion, tell Americans that the US Constitution can be applied selectively to the ones we consider "deserve" the rights the Constitution guarantees to every single American.
But he did not, and this is not the first time either, the WH has said ending birth right citizenship via the 14th Amendment, another issue republicans are demagoguing, would be wrong and has also said that SB1070 is the wrong approach when it comes to solving the very complex issue of immigration which requires a comprehensive approach.
The WH also has stood up against excessive corporate influence in elections and has strongly opposed and chided the SCOTUS on it's Constitutional Overreach by the name of CITIZENS UNITED.
Time and time again this President has stood up for the UNPOPULAR side, the WEAK side, those that don't have a voice beyond their own voice, no money for full page ads in the NY Times, those amongst us that the MSM has forgotten about because their corporate masters demand they sell their souls and drop their principals.
The MSM will not praise him for defending the US Constitution the way they defended George W. Bush's right to invade Iraq, so don't expect any political "spin" benefit from this, but having the President of the United States defending our most sacred document and upholding our most cherished values so BOLDLY and UNEQUIVOCALLY sent a chill down my spine.
What the President said should be a reminder to ALL AMERICANS that OUR freedoms and OUR values are what is under attack, and the moment we waiver on our commitment to defend them and ONLY make them stronger, more vibrant and more inclusive over time then the only ones that lose are not only us but generations of nations and peoples who also want and yearn to be free.
Mr. President, take a bow, your critics will do what they do best, but yesterday YOU were at your very BEST!
UPDATE: If you needed a reminder of just how trivial and well just plain "sound bite obsessed" the MSM is, their latest manufactured obsession is if President Obama will swim in the Gulf, once again this is the same media that criticized him for taking off his shirt in Hawaii during the 08 election.
UPDATE: Memo to Sarah Palin, thats what BIG BRASS BALLS a.k.a COJONES look like.