Obama signals he's about to make another move that's sure to raise the hackles of the pro-life community. A month ago Obama, to the delight of the pro-choice movement and the consternation of pro-lifers, repealed the "Mexico City policy" that prevented U.S. aid from going to international health organizations that either perform abortions or promote the legalization of the procedure.

Obama made last month's policy reversal in a disctinctly low key way, signing the order in private late on a Friday evening. That was intrpreted by many as a fig leaf toward pro-lifers and a sign that Obama wasn't particularly interested in reigniting a full blown culture war.

That may very well be true, but the more moves President Obama makes on the policy front that are directly opposed by vast majorities of pro-life community, the more he's likely to find himself as a General in the culture wars, regardless of what kind of window dressing he puts on his decisions.