Public Squabble Between Sisters and Dick Cheney On Gay Marriage May Be Mere Political Theater: Mary Cheney had No Problem Backing Anti-Gay Bush/Cheney Ticket.
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| Dick Cheney Lecter. (Ilustration: DonkeyHotey) |
Liberals have been having a field day over the recent rift between the Cheney sisters - Liz Cheney, running for the Senate, disavowing her sister Mary's right to marry on Fox; Mary & her wife taking offense. It would be easy - for supporters of marriage equality - to say that Liz is the only one in the wrong here, with Mary and her wife as the victims. And many have accused Liz of throwing her sister under the bus, for political reasons. Even uber-liberal Chris Hayes described Dick Cheney's stance on gay marriage as on of "integrity," and criticized Liz for throwing her sister under the bus for political gain. (Others have even suspected a family orchestrated hoax, with all members of the Cheney family pushing for Liz to be seen as a true conservative.) However, taking the Cheney's words at face value, I think Mary has an equal amount of explaining to do.
Several people paying attention have pointed out that Mary Cheney had no problem supporting the Bush-Cheney ticket, while it worked against gay rights, So her outrage towards her sister is hard to take. And suspicious.
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