09-22-2014, 10:16 PM
The Milliken family was very popular in Michigan. William Milliken, the former governor, is from a time when there were true moderates in the Republican party. This is what he said in a 2010 interview about current social issues:
"They should continue to be talked about, and they were, to a lesser extent, issues during my governorship. But I’ve always believed strongly in freedom of choice for women. I believe strongly in stem cell research. Those are volatile and difficult subjects. But they were major issues even at my time. I believe that gay marriage is an issue that has been made into a volatile issue and it should not. I believe that freedom of choice for gay marriage is right, and it’s one that we ought to be supportive of. … Stem cell research provides great hope for the future. We ought to be willing to speak out in favor of it. "
"They should continue to be talked about, and they were, to a lesser extent, issues during my governorship. But I’ve always believed strongly in freedom of choice for women. I believe strongly in stem cell research. Those are volatile and difficult subjects. But they were major issues even at my time. I believe that gay marriage is an issue that has been made into a volatile issue and it should not. I believe that freedom of choice for gay marriage is right, and it’s one that we ought to be supportive of. … Stem cell research provides great hope for the future. We ought to be willing to speak out in favor of it. "