Rand Paul has “evolved” on gay marriage as well, he even uses the word.
“”Evolve, adapt or die. That is the fate of our current Republican party. We must evolve as a party and find a way to attract millennials to the conservative movement or we will never succeed in realizing our ideals of individual freedom and freedom from government interference.””
“I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues,” Paul advised. “The Republican Party is not going to give up on having quite a few people who do believe in traditional marriage. But the Republican Party also has to find a place for young people and others who don’t want to be festooned by those issues.”
Evolving a position suits pols who study the polls. But I prefer those who proclaim moral absolutes. I don’t expect them to behave perfectly but at least they can vote right and stand firm on some basic principles.