How did he gain politically from it.
very few people supported it...Except for the pro-life Catholics who tend to vote for democrats despite their stand on the issue of abortion...
I know, I have a whole family full of vote democrat only pro-life Catholics
Bush didn't score any points with them on this issue, and he didn't score any with me.
Who did he score points with?
He took a stand on his principles. Can't fault him for that.
Scott