Aw I think it's just what part of Texas a man's from... I remember my Daddy just blushing when my Grandpa gave him a big ol' kiss, nearly on the lips. And nobody could say anything derogatory about my Grandpa, he'd been known to kill a man (within reason). But then again, my Grandpa was part Cajun...
I have a vague memory of a Bush story about how he kissed the speaker of the Texas Legislature once saying "If you're gonna screw me, at least I ought to get a kiss" or something like that. Apparently the old guy, quite a famous texas pol, adored Bush after that. Does anyone remember that old story.
That said, it takes a real man, sure of his heterosexuality, to kiss another man. I sort of admire it. It makes me love GWB even more. And I like Lieberman, my favorite dem along with Moynhihan and Caddell.