In a week of painstakingly drafted Supreme Court decisions, no literary effort was crafted more gingerly than Jeb Bush's statement following the high court's 5-to-4 endorsement of same-sex marriage rights on Friday. First, the former Florida governor paid homage to his beliefs and to evangelical political orthodoxy. "Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage," he wrote. Then, he quickly pivoted to the more popular political center ...

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In a week of painstakingly drafted Supreme Court decisions, no literary effort was crafted more gingerly than Jeb Bush's statement following the high court's 5-to-4 endorsement of same-sex marriage rights on Friday. First, the former Florida governor paid homage to his beliefs and to evangelical political orthodoxy. "Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage," he wrote. Then, he quickly pivoted to the more popular political center: "I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments. In a country as diverse as ours, good people who have opposing views should be able to live side by side."

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