Politics at commencements--an update
They also appreciate it when someone who begins his speech saying he will not talk about politics then follows up by not talking about politics.
I've been seeing more and more people that agree with you on this. Both sides of the political aisle seem to feel that partisan politics at a commencement, regardless of the sympathies of the audience, is kind of rude.
Here's Peggy Noonan's take on it.