When Life Gives You Cheney, Make Lemon Drop Martinis

Vice President Dick Cheney revealed that his sixth grandchild, the first out-of-wedlock child for lesbians Mary Cheney and Heather Poe, will be a boy. He broke the news to ABC News Radio, the Washington Post column Reliable Source reported today.

Said Cheney: “I’m delighted I’m about to be a grandparent for the sixth time. I’m looking forward to the arrival of a new grandson.” [...]

Mary Cheney spoke about the child in February at Barnard College. She said: “When Heather and I decided to have a baby, I knew it wasn’t going to be the most popular decision. [points to womb] This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate, on either side of a political issue. It is my child.” (source)

Well, to me, seeing Mary Cheney pregnant has proven to me that she is not a man! I used to think she was. She was cutting her hair shorter and shorter and looked more masculine than feminine to me. I thought that if she kept going, she was going to end up looking more like G.I. Jane.

...and the evil queen inside of me wonders...

Mary Cheney and her partner live in Virginia, a state that does not allow for a marriage between the two, does not allow for a civil union or a domestic partnership between the two, or even the ability for a same sex couple to adopt.

Dick Cheney states, “I think each state ought to have the capacity to decide how they want to handle those issues...And I obviously think it’s important for us as a society to be tolerant and respectful of whatever arrangements people enter into.” Right.

SO.............

Let’s suppose for a moment that it’s Heather Poe, Mary Cheney’s partner who is pregnant and having the baby. She has the baby. The relationship sours between Heather and Mary. Heather, being the mother, has decided that she no longer wishes for Mary to have any further contact with her child. And since Mary has no legal bond to the child, or to Heather, Mary, and presumably all the Cheney’s would be denied access to their new grandson.

I have to wonder, if this were the scenario, would Dick Cheney still feel that “each state ought to have the capacity to decide how they want to handle those issues”, or would he order the National Guard to invade Virginia? Oh wait, they are in Iraq. I forgot. Enough of that....

IT’S SPRING!!! ...even though it dropped some snow on us last night...

To celebrate spring, I’m feeling... LEMON! Yeah I know, you think Bill has lost it (more than usual). This week I made chicken piccata (with lemon, capers, and artichoke hearts), have embraced the new “lemon drop” martini (light and refreshing), and last but not least, a lemon cheesecake that I love (and it loves me too!).