I obviously disagree with former VP Dick Cheney on a great number of issues, but kudos to him for standing up for marriage equality. However, I must admit to stifling a giggle when I read the wording about “People out to get a shot at that.” Mostly due to recalling Cheney having the accident where he shot the guy in the face.
But the big idea is that he spoke up for equality, and that is great and praise-worthy!
It’s not surprising when Vice President Dick Cheney disagrees with President Obama. But it is surprising when he takes a more progressive position than the president.
Said Cheney: "I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish. The question of whether or not there ought to be a federal statute to protect this, I don’t support. I do believe that… historically the way marriage has been regulated is at the state level. It has always been a state issue and I think that is the way it ought to be handled, on a state-by-state basis… But I don’t have any problem with that. People ought to get a shot at that."
Cheney Supports Gay Marriage
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:39:54 GMT
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