From a Notre Dame grad:

Mulling over the Notre Dame / Obama mess, something that Bill Whittle wrote (and that you published on NRO) seems apt:
“The Russians say a fish rots from the head down. They ought to know. It may not be factually true that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, the saying has passed into common usage because the image as the ring of truth to it: time and time again, the good and decent common people have manned the walls of the city, and have been ready to give their lives in its defense, only to discover too late that some silk-robed son of a bitch has snuck out of the palace at midnight and thrown open the gates to the barbarians outside.”
Thanks to the efforts of the bishops, ND Response (students and faculty), Bill McGurn and Mary Ann Glendon, the Catholic, pro-life side is getting noticed and is greatly heartened. And our beloved Notre Dame is being defended.