and op ed with these word "i come to believe two if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment with each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married." a 180 for the senator who has a long record of opposing same-sex marriage. during the clinton administration he co-sponsored the defense of marriage act which goes before the supreme court next week n an exclusive interview with you with cnn's dana bash, he explained what came his mind. >> my son came to jane, my wife and i, and told us he was gay, and that it was not a choice and that, you know, that was part of who he is and he had been that way from which he could remember. that was an interesting process to me, rethinking my position, talking to pastors and other religious landers going through a process of to at the end, changing my position on the issue.