http://twitter.com/#!/aardvarkwizard/status/312540850498437120

What a difference the all-important (D) makes.

Remember all the way back in 2012 when President Obama earned his gay-lo by “evolving” on gay marriage? The media and progressives (sorry, redundant!) swooned over our “first gay president.”

On Friday, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman published an op-ed revealing that he changed his stance on same-sex marriage after his son came out.

Sen. Rob Portman’s son—-> RT @wdportman: Especially proud of my dad today dispatch.com/content/storie…

— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) March 15, 2013

Here’s an excerpt:

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he supports allowing gay couples to marry because he is a conservative, not in spite of it. I feel the same way. We conservatives believe in personal liberty and minimal government interference in people’s lives. We also consider the family unit to be the fundamental building block of society. We should encourage people to make long-term commitments to each other and build families, so as to foster strong, stable communities and promote personal responsibility.

One way to look at it is that gay couples’ desire to marry doesn’t amount to a threat but rather a tribute to marriage, and a potential source of renewed strength for the institution.

But remember, Portman is a Republican so his support of gay marriage is just more proof of conservative hypocrisy and bigotry. Really.

People on the left upset that Portman is vocally supporting marriage equality. Astounding.

— Chris Hayes’ Bike (@JimmyPrinceton) March 15, 2013

i’ve never seen so many liberals outraged by a Republican supporting “their issue”.

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 16, 2013

Glass House Rules: if you cheered when Obama “evolved” on gay marriage, you don’t get to criticize Rob Portman for changing HIS mind.

— Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) March 15, 2013

Progressives didn’t get that memo.

I’m guessing Krugman and Yglesias got beat up a lot in high school krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/oth…

— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) March 15, 2013

No fawning praise from Paul Krugman and Matt Yglesias:

Matthew Yglesias beats me to a point I was planning to make. Sen. Rob Portman has made headlines by declaring his support for gay marriage after learning that his own son is gay, and apparently we’re supposed to praise him for his new enlightenment. But while enlightenment is good, wouldn’t it have been a lot more praiseworthy if he had shown some flexibility on the issue before he knew that his own family would benefit?

At The Atlantic, the initial reaction was “anger.”

Are liberals who are “angry” that Portman only now is for gay marriage felt the same way about Obama’s “evolution?” theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/…

— Alex Pappas (@AlexPappas) March 16, 2013

Cue the nastiness from Twitter progs:

I hate people like this. Fuck everyone else’s child. What a douche. RT @politico: Rob Portman backs gay marriage after son comes out…

— Bonzo!® (@BonzoTMonkey) March 15, 2013

Rob Portman (R-OH) now in favor of gay marriage after his son comes out – before that was knowledge? Fuck ‘em. Hypocritical asshole. #tcot

— Ian Hays (@iansane_) March 15, 2013

@l_whittington Where the fuck has Rob Portman been on gay equality? Can keep his goddamn Damascus conversion.

— Brimley (@haint615) March 15, 2013

Had to take that? Screw him, then RT @cnnbrk: Ohio GOP Sen Rob Portman reverses his stance on gay marriage after his son tells him he’s gay

— Mayor Willibi (@will83_swat) March 15, 2013

What’s amazing about that? Rob Portman is just a selfish hypocrite.. Sooo all the other gay ppl are not other people’s children?

— Mr. Banana Giver (@Sir_Iyke_VGBG) March 15, 2013

Hey @robportman: FUCK YOU DUDE! If you can *only* make compassionate decisions about the poor or #LGBT when … tl.gd/lafp0b

— Or Am I? (@ImNotScotWalker) March 15, 2013

If you’re an elected official who suddenly supports gay marriage because your child is gay, you are the worst kind of asshole. #Portman

— Aaron Firouz (@aaron_fury) March 15, 2013

@robportman you’re still a piece of shit #sed

— dcc killaz (@dcckillaz) March 15, 2013

So gay marriage only becomes OK when @robportman has a gay relative? So screw everyone else’s sons and daughters? Typical political hack.

— Bonzo!® (@BonzoTMonkey) March 15, 2013

So, what, am I supposed to congratulate Rob Portman now? It’s funny how he changed his mind ONLY when he felt effected. Fuck him.

— Morgan Hughes (@Morgan_Hughes) March 15, 2013

An example of BIGOTRY is when Rob Portman decides to “love” his Gay son just b/c it is closer home now. We are ALL God’s Children #UniteBlue

— vonPinto (@vonPinto1) March 15, 2013

Typical bull. “I’m against it ’til it affects me.” #NoPrinciple | #GOP senator announces support for gay marriage flip.it/TcOjz

— Theodore Hicks (@t2hicks) March 15, 2013

@robportman Typical (R), change your stance on issues only when it directly affects you! Didn’t support other M of Gays, but will now!

— Seth Riddlebarger (@SethRDDLBRGR) March 15, 2013

So Rob Portman adopts the typical GOP stance on gay marriage: I’ll trash it & gays until 1 of my kids tells me they are gay. What hypocrites

— Jody (@FishHawkRdJody) March 15, 2013

Indeed. ‘How much icing do you think it would take to spell out “Fuck that guy”?’ wonkette.com/506464/hero-se…

— Ann Somerville (@ann_somerville) March 16, 2013

How ’bout that new tone? The modern Left, winning hearts and minds one “f*ck that guy” at a time.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/03/16/no-gay-lo-for-rob-portman-many-libs-lash-out-at-senator-for-evolving-on-same-sex-marriage/