I would caution that this is not over. Obama and his people put a lot of thought into this. He first spoke of a "compromise" at his Notre Dame speech in 2009. He absolutely owns the media. Note on the Komen issue that national and local media reporters and anchors did not hold back on the tone of voice and facial expressions indicating their disgust at the Komen actions in cutting off Planned Parenthood.
I would caution that this is not over. Obama and his people put a lot of thought into this. He first spoke of a “compromise” at his Notre Dame speech in 2009. He absolutely owns the media.
I see your point, but I think he has raised a red flag that he cannot unraise. Every Christian who has been on the fence regarding Obama’s views on religious freedom (for all, not just Muslims) has just recieved their answer. Instead of taking this off the table, he implied he is willing to compromise? Compromise? There is no gray area on this one, either there is religious freedom without government interference or there isn’t. There is no compromise and the longer he fights this battle, the worse he will look. He is the only one who doesn’t know it (yet). Komen, on the other hand, is a secular institution not a religious one and planned parenthood is not the federal government.(even though it is as close as you can get)