Ted Cruz:
“One person further asked how Heidi and I would react if we found out one of our (4- and 7-year-old) daughters were gay. My reply: ‘We would love her with all our hearts. We love our daughters unconditionally,’” Cruz said.
“A conservative Republican who is willing to meet with individuals who do not agree on marriage and who loves his daughters unconditionally may not reflect the caricature of conservatives promoted by the left, but it’s hardly newsworthy.”
Cruz's comment is an touching bookend to your thread.
my apologies- I assumed you changed the text- I didn’t realize NYT issued ‘corrections’-