There are really only two ways to look at President Obama’s immigration announcement Friday: 1) as a principled policy change by a confident and secure leader looking to bring some resolution to a controversial issue; or 2) as the panicked act of a weak incumbent desperately trying to distract from his failed economic record.

Considering his position in the latest tracking polls (Gallup has him down one to Mitt Romney head-to-head) and his widely panned economic speech in Cleveland Thursday, it is safe to rule out the first explanation. However, judging from this Sunday’s talk shows, Obama did succeed in distracting the press … for now.