Obama at Notre Dame

The president gave the commencement address at Notre Dame earlier this afternoon after weeks of controversy and protest from pro-life groups. In classic Obama fashion, he didn't shy away from the opportunity to address the controversy head on, and called for people on both sides of the aisle to come together on solutions they can agree on, such as finding ways to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, supporting parents interested in adoption and social programs that help mothers in need support their children. Obama also called for impassioned people on both side of the aisle to address each other using "fair-minded" language.

Admirers of President Obama's campaign speeches may have found a little more hope and a little more lofty language in Obama's commencement speech today and also at the address he gave at Arizona State University last week. After 100 plus days of straight talk from the president, I think many people were touched by the inspiring message he gave to this year's college grads.