Victory At Notre Dame

President Obama did the commencement speech for graduates at Notre Dame. There was a controversy because the school is Catholic and Obama is pro-choice. He called for understanding on the abortion issue:

(We need to stop) reducing those with differing views to caricature. Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words. It’s a way of life that always has been the Notre Dame tradition.

I do not suggest that the debate surrounding abortion can or should go away. So let’s work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions by reducing unintended pregnancies, and making adoption more available, and providing care and support for women who do carry their child to term.

In closing he told the students:

You are the generation that must find a path back to prosperity and decide how we respond to a global economy that left millions behind even before this crisis hit an economy where greed and short-term thinking were too often rewarded at the expense of fairness, and diligence, and an honest day’s work.

Firstly, Kudos the the president for even tackling this issue. This was a graduation, not a political rally, so why the speech on abortion; this strange to me. Yes people made it an issue, but have they ever heard of “wrong time wrong place.” Oh Yeah– CONGRATS CLASS OF 2009!!!!