Warren Peace

The furor surrounding Obama's choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inaugeration is perfectly understandable, but misplaced.
Groups that supported Obama's presidential bid could be forgiven for feeling a bit slighted when he chose the anti-gay rights Warren to give religious greetings for the historic event. I, in fact, find little to like about Warren's politics.
But if the Obama administration is going to live up to its promise to change the way politics is conducted in Washington, it's one hell of a good start. Does anyone seriously believe that having Warren give the invocation is any indication that Obama does not support gay rights issues?
In fact, the choice is a perfect way to signal Americans that polarizing politics is out. Those who supported Obama during the campaign should not feel slighted. Those who did not have good reason to feel Obama's promise for change was more than just campaign rhetoric.
And that alone will go a long way towards healing the wounds a half-century of partisan wrangling has produced.