major flipfloppage - and with a 50/50 chance of getting it right, he did so on the second chance.
Although technically he did "get it right" the second time, the fact that he very publicly got it wrong the first time is the central point. There are those who won't hear of this second time; and those who are aware of the flip-flop will include those who will take advantage of Obama's fecklessness.
Obama is much enamored of the Grand Gesture. Heaven help us if he can't learn to think more carefully before making any more of them.