re: #20 Charles

From a political viewpoint he handled it just right. If he had made a big deal about turning it down it would have kept the issue alive for much longer and it probably would have gotten really crazy, because everything like this gets really crazy the longer it lives.

By just accepting with a soothing speech he pretty much showed what it’s worth. And what it’s not worth, which is a big political brouhaha.

Can’t you just imagine what the wingnut reaction would’ve been had Obama turned it down?