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As a squeaky-voiced 14-year-old in 2009, Jonathan Krohn told CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer the premise of his political views: "I believe that a conservative has a belief system based on four basic principles: Respect for the Constitution, respect for life, less government and personal responsibility."



Three years later, Krohn -- once hailed as a conservative wunderkind -- sees things quite differently. An incoming freshman at New York University, Krohn told Politico this week that he now supports same-sex marriage, supports the Affordable Care Act and would vote for President Obama this year (if he were old enough to vote).

"One of the first things that changed was that I stopped being a social conservative," he told Politico. "It just didn't seem right to me anymore. From there, it branched into other issues, everything from health care to economic issues.... I think I've changed a lot, and it's not because I've become a liberal from being a conservative -- it's just that I thought about it more."

Krohn gained notoriety after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2009. He published two books on conservatism, managing to score blurbs from high-profile conservatives like Newt Gingrich. On Fox News, the precocious teen was hailed as a "politics prodigy." http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57466048-503544/jonathan-krohn-
conservative-wunderkind-shifts-left/ saw him in an interview; damn, the kid is poised, ARTICULATE, obviously smarter than shit, and knowledgeable as hell! He hasn't turned into a liberal, he just turned into an INTELLIGENT conservative; I was impressed.

Raptor's "the kid was right" back in 2009 makes me giggle...does this mean that arch-conservatives, once they "think about it more", will realize the illogic of ultra-conservatism? If only it were so. At least this kid was smart enough to do so!