Even the right wing may someday see the light

Bush, great sponsor of constitutional amendments to protect marriage, now defies his own party platform to claim that he supports civil unions. Is this last-minute about-face really likely to convince any moderate undecideds?

I agree with kos's sentiments on the symbolic meaning here:

Remember, it was just a year ago that Howard Dean was a far-left crazy wacko for daring to defend civil unions during the primary campaign. It was one of his stances that allegedly made him "unelectable". Now, it's the default position for even those who would seek to deny gays the right to marry.

There's hope yet for reason and humanity to win out over misunderstanding and fear . . .