Cheney's Dilemma

The best news I have heard in some time: Vice President Dick's lesbian daughter is pregnant. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard this on CNN last night. I was so excited, I couldn't stop smiling at the thought. Forget the slap across the face the Baker Hamilton commission is giving Bush, forget the President's approval rating, forget that Cheney's sidekick in spreading neo conservative bullshit - that man fondly known as Rummy was fired, and most of all, forget that the Democrats now have control of the House and the Senate. If there ever was a dilemma for Cheney, it is that his lesbian daughter and her long time lesbian partner are expecting a baby! Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard wall.

The Associated press reported that "Conservative leaders voiced dismay Wednesday at news that Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney, is pregnant, while a gay-rights group said the vice president faces "a lifetime of sleepless nights" for serving in an administration that has opposed recognition of same-sex couples".

In the same report, there was also this: "Grandfather Cheney will no doubt face a lifetime of sleepless nights as he reflects on the irreparable harm he and his administration have done to the millions of American gay and lesbian parents and their children."

All I have to say is this: kudos to Mary!

You know, its true. Nothing hits as hard as when it hits close to home, or in this case, at home. Michael Moore's book "Stupid White Men" comes to mind. I recall the part where he asks God to bestow republicans with gay children, sickness that can be cured only through stem cell research and for them to be shot by an unlicensed gun owner (among other things). I thought that to be a little extreme, but it seems to be working. Cheney's stand on the whole gay rights issue seems to be changing.

I'm not for gay marriage or any of that, but I'm all for people living their lives as they see fit without the government telling them how to live it. Mary's child I think is somehow helping out in that aspect.