Yeah that's what he said. And what a self-serving pile of steaming dogcrap it is too.
What you've failed to notice is that he's got it exactly backward. We will never change the hearts and minds of the American people until we change the law to reflect that abortion will not be tolerated in a civil society. That's how we got here, in case you don't realize it -- up to 1973, the hearts and minds of the people were overwhelming anti-abortion. The law changed that, just like the 13th Amendment changed the hearts and minds of Americans in regard to slavery.
Putting all that aside though and accepting Bush's (false) premise, how does one go about "changing hearts and minds" without ever talking about it?
If Bush wants to change hearts and minds, he should stop signing bills that give hundreds of millions of dollars to organizations dedicated to changing hearts and minds to the pro-death viewpoint. If Bush wants to stay on the sidelines, fine...that's what I expected from him. But he could at least stop funding the other team. Particularly since the other team spent millions in an effort to defeat him!
Bush has probably signed bills that will give close to a billion dollars to those in the Abortion Industry. Of this, he could have given $900 million back to the taxpayers and spent another $100 million on Public Service Announcments warning about the dangers of abortion.
Does anyone really believe this guy is committed to changing hearts and minds?