[TAdams8591]

The Cheney's who I have always admired and still admire, seemed to have changed their view on homosexuality since discovering their daughter is one. Which to me is cowardly. If a behavior is wrong it's wrong no matter who engages in it.

I am sure Dr. Keyes loves his daughter very much. But he isn't going to change his beliefs and principles because his daughter doesn't adhere to them, nor will Dr. Keyes support behavior that he believes is very wrong, by supporting his daughter. If Maya doesn't want to respect and abide by her father's rules while living in her father's house and being supported by her father's earnings, Doctor Keyes is not required to maintain his end of the bargain.

In my humble opinion, Keyes' way of handling the situation is far more honest than the Cheney's. You don't change your own moral beliefs because your children have gone astray.

However, both families are entitled to deal with such problems the way they see fit. Regardless, I still respect both the Cheneys and the Keyes'.

[Wallace T.]

I'm not aware that the Cheneys are as strongly religious as are the Keyes. The high school Maya Keyes attended was affiliated with Opus Dei, which is on the conservative side of the Catholic spectrum. Alan Keyes has strongly identified with the social conservatism. Richard Cheney did not make such issues his principal cause while in Congress, or as Vice President.