Maybe should have talked to your fucking husband first

At a news conference marking his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama answered a question about the Freedom of Choice Act, a law that affirms abortion rights.

"As a candidate, you vowed that one of the very first things you wanted to do was sign the Freedom of Choice Act," the reporter said. "Do you still hope that Congress quickly sends you the Freedom of Choice Act so you can sign it?"

"Now, the Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority," Obama concluded. "I believe that women should have the right to choose, but I think that the most important thing we can do to tamp down some of the anger surrounding this issue is to focus on those areas that we can agree on. And that's where I'm going to focus."

What gets me is that everything he said was unnecessary - he never had to say it wasn't his highest priority, or to suggest the best approach to abortion rights is some sort of fucking bipartisan deal with the Republicans.

He could have just said "Uh, let me be clear, abortion rights are a priority and I look forward to seeing a bill from Congress on my desk"