Mitt Romney has a new ad out talking about “family values.” And while I have little doubt that Mitt and his wife are great parents, and wonderful people individually, I have to cringe a little bit at Mitt’s rush to suddenly be a “social conservative” this election season.

Back in 2002, Mitt was pretty busy telling one interviewer:

“So when asked will I preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose, I make an unequivocal answer.  Yes.”

Here’s the video:

Now, I think the stance on abortion for a President is only as important as his philosophy when it comes to appointing judges given that the issue is now in the hands of the courts.  But Romney, I think, is trying to convince people that he has a view of abortion that he doesn’t.

That’s just plain dishonest.