President Obama has acted as the typical poll watching Democrat in being silent on the election protests in Iran until the direction they are taking became more obvious.  He has now made a statement in support of the protestors.  Reports are that his heitation is due to the belief that he can negotiate over nukes with Amadinajad.  How crazy is this?  After completely failing to get any cooperation from the Europeans who love him, he still expects to be able to negotiate with the hardline face of the dictatorial Iranian mullahs.  And, for the miniscule chance of a deal, he leaves these brave protestors without the support that the entire world expects the United States to automaticaly give to freedom loving people everywhere.   I see this as a huge missed oportunity for him to at least somewhat counteract the reputaion he is earning (at least among Conservatives) for being cavalier with our freedoms here in the U.S.  However, it's certainly in character with his hesitation on dealing with the Somali Pirates.