He had some disappointing moves as President as well.
But, as Torie says (and as any pragmatist will tell you) politics is a tough mistress.
Probably goes with the territory of Party politics and pressure on "VITAL" issues and doesn't diminish in the least the truth of what he's saying here.
I wish he could have been more consistent ... including marrying a pro-life wife. But, looking the the past two Republican Presidents, that's damned hard to do these days.