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December 07, 2006

It's a child, not a political plank

The Vice President's daughter is pregnant and due in late spring.

I am overjoyed for what seems to be a close and loving family, by all accounts, to be adding a new member. I am beyond happy for Mary and her partner Heather that they are about to realize their dream of becoming parents.

Seems a lot of people can't feel that way. On one side, they're too busy blaming the VP for supporting policies that go against his daughter's (and her partner's) interest. On the other side, they're panicking because a conservative leader is about to have a grandchild with homosexual parents.

Every article I've seen on this goes out of its way to point out that Gays and Straights are both up in arms over Mary Cheney's bundle of joy.

You'd think it was the second coming, or at least a new Brangelina baby for all of the fuss going on out there today. Or maybe that you'd picked up an old newspaper. Didn't we go through this when Melissa Etheridge and her (then) partner Julie Cypher had children a decade ago?

Can't we get past this and just say that a healthy baby is a blessing to a family, no matter how traditional? Can we admit that two stable parents are always better than one, whether it's two moms, two dads, or one of each? Can we agree that this child will have some wonderful role models for strength and integrity?

I am disgusted. These opportunistic political vultures have taken what should be a happy occasion for the entire family and turned it into a political fracas.

For myself, I will say this much: Congratulations to Mary and Heather and their families. I wish you a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby, and all the joys that come with that. Anything else that anyone has to say on the subject is bullshite.

Posted by: caltechgirl at 01:59 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment
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1 I agree with you 100%.

Posted by: Fausta at December 07, 2006 02:10 PM (ANpp6)

2 You said it. Conservatives need to stop screeching long enough to see what asses they're becoming. And yes, that's coming from a far right wing Christian conservative. I think both parties need to take a timeout and cut the mindless rhetoric. Idiots.

Posted by: Janette at December 07, 2006 02:22 PM (hkz5l)

3 Leave it the polcats on all sides to make an ISSUE out of non issue. Really...and of course the media is eating this one right up. I say- let the baby come in peace and leave the Cheney's alone. We have more important things to be concerned with.

Posted by: Raven at December 07, 2006 02:55 PM (5FCgi)

4 Exactly right. Mary is not in politics (at least as far as I know - maybe I missed something) so she should be left alone, with the possible exception of congratulations. Just as I would never say anything about Chelsea Clinton - unless she went into politics. Her life is her own to live - regardless of what her father does or doesn't do.

Posted by: Teresa at December 07, 2006 03:32 PM (5UR9t)

5 I agree.

Posted by: Sissy at December 07, 2006 03:34 PM (e+8WB)

6 "I am disgusted. These opportunistic political vultures have taken what should be a happy occasion for the entire family and turned it into a political fracas." Well said. VERY well said. And on another note, do you realize how long it took me to figure out who in the hell "ctg" was?? I was like, this person seems to know me really well, but I have no idea what these letters stand for. I'm blaming it on finals. It only took me three days to figure it out. Not bad, for a major dork, eh?

Posted by: Mia at December 07, 2006 07:54 PM (MxZ0R)

7 Well said. You are right on the money on this one (as usual).

Posted by: Greta at December 07, 2006 08:09 PM (yy954)

8 I may not necessarily agree with Mary's and Heather's lifestyle choices, but as you say, there is NO need to turn it into a 'political fracas' by either gays OR straights. And the fact that the Cheney political family neither pushes Mary into an active role nor tries to 'hide' her, shows how much they love her, and respect and support her.

Posted by: Mrs_Who at December 09, 2006 10:03 AM (ororX)

9 I mostly agree ... except I'm still trying to figure out how Heather got Mary pregnant, or how Mary convinced Heather that she got Mary pregnant ...