Oh, well, that makes it OK.

 

Senator Rob Portman changed his view on gay marriage when his son told him he was gay. I wonder if Mrs. Bundy changed her view on rape and murder when she learned what Ted had done? I wonder if John Wilkes Booth's father changed his view on political assassinations when he learned what his son had done? I wonder if D. B. Cooper's father changed his view on hijacking planes and extorting money when he found out what his son had done?

 

I guess anything is OK if it's your son doing it.

 

I also found the headline for this article subtly biased. Portman was "inspired" by his son to "change course." If it had been a Democrat who decided to speak out against gay marriage after his Christian son presented the biblical perspective to him, do you suppose the headline might have read, "Senator waffles on equality after indoctrination by fanatic son"?

 

"Inspired by son, GOP senator changes course." The Dallas Morning News; March 16, 2013; p. 1a.