On a Friday night in January, in the absence of reporters and photographers, Barack Obama overturned the Mexico City Policy. His decision to bury the news of his executive order that allowed federal funds to go to groups that perform or promote abortion overseas was hailed by the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne as an olive branch to pro-lifers. This morning Obama trumpeted his decision to remove restrictions on embryo-destructive stem-cell research at a news conference, surrounded by scientists and people suffering from a variety of medical ailments. For some reason, I doubt we'll see Dionne write that Obama has now adopted a strategy of slapping pro-lifers in the face. The reason why Obama handled these decisions differently is fairly simple. Overturning the Mexico City Policy was opposed by 58 percent of Americans--the most unpopular action he has taken as president. In contrast, his stem-cell executive order is supported by 59 percent of Americans.