Dick Cheney's daughter Mary is pregnant with her first child, which will be raised by her and her lesbian partner. This is obviously good news for Mary and her partner, and for the Vice President and his wife–most parents love having more grandchildren. Other conservative screwheads are taking the news somewhat less pleasantly:
From A pregnant pause in right wing (latimes.com):
…”Not only is she doing a disservice to her child, she's voiding all the effort her father put into the Bush administration,” said Janice Shaw Crouse, senior fellow at the Beverly LaHaye Institute, the think tank of Concerned Women for America. Asked why the administration downplayed the news, she added, “This is Cheney's daughter; anything they say will make the situation worse.”……Some groups that oppose same-sex marriage and gay adoptions — such as the Family Research Council and the Eagle Forum — declined to comment. But others were critical, albeit with a delicate touch not always seen in the political wars over gay issues.
“Children deserve the very best we can offer, and gay adoption — by definition — intentionally denies children either a mother or a father,” said Carrie Gordon Earll, an analyst for Focus on the Family, the Colorado-based family advocacy ministry. “Adoption laws should put the needs of children first, above the desires of adults.”
I agree, adoption laws should be putting the needs of children above the desires of adults. I'm thinking particularly of the adults who would deny a child a pair of stable, loving adoptive parents simply because those parents happen to be a gay couple. I've mentioned this before–the science doesn't back these dingwads–gay parents are just as capable of raising happy, healthy, and well-adjusted children as hetero parents.
I think it's cute that the Concerned Women for America call their organization a “think tank.”
I love watching the holier-than-thou assholes steam. I'm sorry it's at the expense of, in this case, gay couples. I'm hoping they all eventually implode (the assholes).
Congratulations Mary Cheney. May you and your beautiful child and your wife be a beacon of light to other rejected families, not just homosexually parented families, but families parented by single mothers, grandparents, interracial, and other unconventional and traditionally unacceptable families. For so long we have defined “family” along a strict guideline and have refused to accept anything outside of that, some calling it unhealthy, and distorting or creating statistics to “prove” their point. But a family is defined by a healthy balance of love and understanding of ones place and role in their family, whether it is traditional or unique. Because of your “celebrity” position you will inevitably have unwanted attention that will distract from the peace and beauty you and your wife will want to enjoy privately as your child is born. I sympathize for you and my prayers will be with you. Yet I feel that God has plans for you; that you may bri ng hope to others through your strength, and work to reduce the bigotry and hate felt by people who claim they are “religious”. Congratulations again. The birth of a child is the most wonderful blessing and I wish you and you wife all the joy and peace the world lets “traditional” families have.