oh my God... did I just gain some respect for Dick Cheney

[smileyeagle1021]

I still think Mr. Cheney is wrong on most things... but, there is one issue that we apparently do now agree on.
Dick Cheney supports gay marriage
Yes, that's right... to use his own words, "I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish, any kind of arrangement they wish." and "I think, you know, freedom means freedom for everyone,"
You know, I don't think I'll ever say he did a good job as VP... but it is refreshing to see that he understands the importance of at least one social liberties and civil rights issue.

[tabbyblack13]

I......I don't believe it. Is the world coming to an end? I though he was against gay marriage. I'm confused now.

[joe hx]

he has a gay daughter, which probably influenced him a lot.

[AFPheonix]

Considering the bile he's been spewing lately, I guess something good had to come out eventually.

[MadMike]

Considering the bile he's been spewing lately, I guess something good had to come out eventually.

Hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[Slytovhand]

Oh great! And I was just about to start on my great overseas adventure... and now the world has to go and end on me! I knew it was getting a little cool... I thought that was just winter catching up... I didn't think it was Hell freezing over!


But it's good to hear - especially coming from a) someone so politically high up and important (even if it was from by-gone glories), and b) formerly against the whole idea... it will give others an ok precedent to follow.

[Boozy]

Great. His lesbian daughter has shown him the light.

Now Cheney needs an Iraqi daughter, a disabled daughter, a daughter who lived in New Orleans, and a daughter unlawfully detained at Gitmo.

Then he may somewhat come to resemble a human being.

[Talon]

he has a gay daughter, which probably influenced him a lot.

Wait - is this the same daughter who's been on tv lately, parroting daddy's bullshit about his torture policy?

If I didn't know better, I'd say they struck a deal. "I'll support torture if you support gay marriage." Fortunately I know better. After all, a US administration would never ignore a warning of a terrorist attack, then after it happened, invade the wrong country. Oh wait...

[smileyeagle1021]

I knew it was getting a little cool... I thought that was just winter catching up... I didn't think it was Hell freezing over!

thanks for the new sig
I think I'll use it in CS rather than here though

Wait - is this the same daughter who's been on tv lately, parroting daddy's bullshit about his torture policy?

I'm pretty sure that's his other daughter... I could be mistaken though...

[kiwi]

So he had 8 years in power to actually create some kind of change towards gay marriage
and he did what.... jack shit

Sorry he can say whatever the hell he wants now, he has no responsibility anymore, kind of like a sinner recanting on his death bed.
I would put more credit to this if he had actually done something about it in the last EIGHT years.

[Rapscallion]

The timing is interesting. As far as I'm aware, he's no longer running for any particular political position (I may be wrong on this, but there's nothing major on the radar right now). He's not doing it for the votes he could garner.

By the same token, he no longer has to toady to the more rabid supporters in his party, so maybe his true feelings were hidden? If that's the case, then he was probably more repellant for pretending to be a hater to get votes...

*ponder*

Rapscallion

[lordlundar]

Lookie! It's Al Gore with a different field. Think about it. Gore has been proclaimed as a "Champion for the Environment" (despite that when asked if he will take any of his own advice to reduce his own 'carbon footprint', which is more than most communities he refuses comment, but that's not the point here.) But when he was the VP, he wouldn't even talk to the environmental groups that praise him now.

I see no difference between what Gore did then and what Cheney is doing now. The only difference is the subject.

[joe hx]

So he had 8 years in power to actually create some kind of change towards gay marriage
and he did what.... jack shit

he didn't do much except encourage the iraqi war, hide, have heart attacks, and try to accidently shoot people while hunting

i'm guessing he kept quiet about gay marriage because his boss (bush) was against it. remember bush wanted to put it in the constitution?? gah, even if gay marriage was wrong, it don't belong in the constitution

[Slytovhand]

I'm thinking something fairly similar.

Not long ago down here, the "Liberal" government (which is, ironically, conservative!) tried to push through various workplace reforms... and they got it. Once they got kicked out of power, a couple of those politicians (who since resigned) admitted that they weren't happy with what was happening, but were toeing the party line.

[SG15Z]

Really? Wow, um didn't see that coming....