Did Mitt Romney Really Change His Mind on Abortion?

Poor Mitt Romney. Once upon a time he aspired to run Massachussetts, a state which backs legal abortion; now he aspires to lead a Republican party which will not willingly be led by a politician who calls himself “pro-choice”. No woder Romney’s abortion “journey” has been a remarkable one that, in the end, causes as many problem for him as it solves. His “conversion” story is humiliating since it can’t possibly reassure those it is meant to convince; it also undermines Romney’s credibility with voters who don’t actually care very much about these issues.

Yet, in the end, faced with an inconvenient history and compelled to dwell, repeatedly, on difficult moral issues that are, lord knows, a million miles from the subjects Romney is actually interested in. At Slate, Will Saletan offers an exhaustive recap of Romney’s approach to abortion and other “life” issues. To my surprise, by the end of it I almost found myself liking Romney a little more, not a little less.