I don't care what side of the abortion debate you come down on, this is simply a cop out:

Asked at what point a baby gets "human rights," Obama, who strongly supports abortion rights, said: "... whether you're looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity ... is above my pay grade."

No. It's not. Answering that question is how one arrives, at least partially, at their position of being for or against abortion. For a legislator who has passed legislation which directly bears on that determination it is an absolute cop out to claim such a determination is "above my paygrade". If he's passing laws that allow abortion then he is, defacto, making such determinations - his "pay-grade" requires it of him. As far as I'm concerned, claiming he isn't equipped to make such a determination means he's not equipped to be President of the United States either.

[Crossposted at QandO.]