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Originally Posted by Mavdog
the gay marriage thing isn't too surprising actually, first there's his lesbian daughter and family situations do tend to change many people's viewpoints, second if indeed he is a true political conservative the idea that limits on an individual's rights by denying them the right to marry who they choose shouldn't be supported nor embraced.
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Actually, that's the part that gets me the most - Cheney had a chance to turn Gay Marriage into a non-issue in 2004, but he opted to stay mum about it while his party turned it into a crusade...
Of course, the stance somewhat backfired when gay unions were brought to the forefront of the national psyche - suddenly everybody in the country had an opinion, not just homosexuals (and I say "somewhat backfired" because the whole point of bringing up Gay Marriage in the first place was to detract attention from the Iraq War during the 2004 Presidential Debates - they certainly succeeded in that regard...)