Former Vice President Cheney recently said he was in favor of leaving Marriage up to the states. I also think he said "freedom is freedom for everyone" of course I am no fan of Mr. Cheney. But lets be honest, would it not have been better to highlight his support (and the fact he even talked about the issue - UNLIKE our current President) We must support ALL those that are willing to stand up and speak out on this issue -even if we don't like the person or other positions they have taken on other issues.
The Washington Post's "God in Government" blog takes note of the dismissive response from LGBT activists to former VP Dick Cheney's recently voiced support for same-sex marriage:
The Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group, welcomed Cheney's comments through gritted teeth.
"It is unfortunate that it took the former vice president two terms in office, two terms that were the most anti-LGBT in history, before he decided to stand up for equality," said Joe Solmonese, president of the HRC. "That being said, we welcome his voice to the table on this issue and hope the remaining right-wing opponents of marriage equality see how completely out of touch they have become."
Of course, it might have been a more effective response in terms of swaying "remaining right-wing opponents" if Solmonese had been able to restrain himself from denigrating Cheney while welcoming his support.
And by the way, was the Bush-Cheney administration really the "most anti-LGBT in history?" Bush supported a federal amendment against gay marriage that failed to pass (Cheney broke with Bush and didn't support the amendment). But Bill Clinton signed the odious Defense of Marriage Act and bragged about it in campaign ads that ran in the South. Clinton also signed legislation to ban gays from openly serving in the military ("don't ask, don't tell"); previously, the ban on homosexuals had been military policy but not federal law.
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