DERRICK Z. JACKSON
By Derrick Z. Jackson, Globe Columnist | April 11, 2007
WHAT A BETTER society this would be if Vice President Dick Cheney were our national grandfather instead of our global grump. Last week, after attacks on Iran, Congress, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Cheney told ABC Radio he was "looking forward" to the arrival of a new grandson, being born to his lesbian daughter, Mary.
"I obviously think it's important for us as a society to be tolerant and respectful of whatever arrangements people enter into," Cheney said. He reaffirmed that "each state ought to have the capacity to decide how they want to handle those issues."
Any time Cheney is touchy-feely, there is hope for the country. In the 2000 debates he said, "We live in a free society and freedom means freedom for everybody. . . people should be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to enter into."
Cheney is indeed a poster dad for the nation's struggle to respect same-sex couples. Like many parents, he accepts and loves his child, regardless of sexual orientation. Yet, like many an American, he agonizes how openly to support people like his child.
moreCheney could not care less about other people's daughters and families. He is a lying hypocrite.
What's wrong with that story is the writer is projecting. Cheney isn't advocating anything, he doesn't deserve credit for a position he doesn't have.
Impeach Bush/Cheney!