After reading various opinion articles and comments therein, here is my perspective on this week’s controversy:

[Beginning of week]

OBAMA:  Institutions and corporations must follow the same rules regardless of religious affiliation with regard to providing access to birth control.

REPUBLICANS:  He’s a socialist!  He’s violating religious freedoms!  He just wants to get reelected! 

[2 days later]

OBAMA: Ok, we’ll compromise and have this obligation fall on the insurers instead.

REPUBLICANS:  He’s a flip-flop!  He just wants to get reelected!