Why should he change the law just because it would benefit his son? That seems a terrible way to guide policy. He should do it because it is the right thing to do for everybody.
Yeah, indeed. At least this guy is not one of those types who only have compassion toward people they can relate to. He is consistent in being an asshole.
But that is the thing you see - to get gays in front of these folks, up close and personal, to whom they can relate. And then let the seed of ambivalence be planted, in hopes that its environment may prove fertile, and eventually take root and spring forth into a possible epiphany. Many have made this journey, and many more are destined to, as time goes on.
Doesn't
necessarily lead to support for gay marriage though.
It is... shall we say... more than just about conceivable that it took Salmon quite a bit of travelling down that path to get to where he is now and not favor locking up gays and throwing away the key anymore. This is an Arizona Mormon we're talking about.
