He's stood up to Al Sharpton and Al Quaida, but I will admit his "liberal views" (Abortion, Gay Rights, Guns) will have to "evolve" for me to feel totally comfortable with him.
In all honesty Bush 41 in his heart was for or is for those things and Bush 43 has had to play to conservatives but I'm sure his heart is more moderate like his father's. And lets not forget that Ronald Reagan came out for the Brady Bill, too. (Back in 1993)
All he has to say to make me comfortable is: "abortion and gay rights should be decided by the states and not by the courts... I don't believe there are specified rights for those things in the constitution but it's up to the Supreme Court to rule and relegate those issues to the States. And I believe in promoting strict constructionists to the Judiciary, like Roberts, Allito, Scalia and Thomas."
If we allowed our Federal system to work, these issues wouldn't have become the contentious problems they have. Let the States decide -- you and I may not be happy with the outcome (like South Dakota's voters rejecting their abortion ban) but that's the way the system is supposed to work.