Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, two of the plaintiffs who brought California's same-sex marriage ban before the Supreme Court, were discussing the court's decision with MSNBC this morning when an unexpected phone call came from on high. The next thing you knew, President Obama was on speakerphone, calling from Air Force One to congratulate the women. Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami, Perry and Stier's co-plaintiffs, were called over from off-camera to take part in the president's well-wishing, which was brief but kind.

Surely it's not every day that a phone call from the president is one of the least exciting things to happen to you.